Title: Large Burmese clay ceramic and wood marionette head
Shipping: $60.00
Artist: N/A
Period: 20th Century
History: N/A
Origin: N/A
Condition: Excellent
Item Date: 1950
Item ID: 3391
This is a Large Burmese marionette head clay ceramic and a wooden movable carved tongue. Burmese teakwood marionette head on a custom base. This great carved head is detailed with polychrome paint and has developed an incredible patina which adds great character. He has a movable tongue with pulley mechanism and great detailing on the hair. Today, the market of Asian art is widely reported to be among the hottest and fastest-growing in the world, attracting buyers all over the world. The Voice of America reported in 2006 that Asian art is raking in record prices both internationally and in domestic markets. Sotheby's noted that Asian art has rapidly changed the Asian art world into one of the most dynamic sectors on the international art market.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marionette
A marionette is a puppet controlled from above using wires or strings (wires being the standard now due to increased durability). A marionette's puppeteer is called a manipulator.[1] Marionettes are operated with the puppeteer hidden or revealed to an audience by using a vertical or horizontal control bar in different forms of theatres or entertainment venues. They have also been used in films and on television.
