Dramatic Museum Realia

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Dramatic Museum Realia: Puppets: Japan: Gallery 2

Item Information

Bunraku puppet

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Title

Bunraku puppet

Description

Conservation assessment: LIMIT HANDLING; the fabric is powdering and very delicate. The puppet should remain on pallet whenever possible. Requires two people to remove pallet from the box. When tilting or moving the box, keep the head end of the box upright.

Source

Dramatic Museum Realia
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University

Identifier

DM number: P45.01
Box: 55

Coverage

Japan

Additional Item Metadata

Citation

Spaulding, Jean, "Masks and Marionettes," Institute Magazine Dec. 1929: 12-13, 28-29.; Bell, John. "Puppets and 'The Iconography of Drama': The Brander Matthews Collection at Columbia University." in American Puppetry. Edited by Phyllis T. Dircks, 105-117. New York: McFarland and Company, 2004.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Puppets (recreational artifacts)
wood

Physical Dimensions

44"

Citation

“Bunraku puppet,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed April 28, 2024, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/realia/item/1582.

Rare Book & Manuscript Library / Butler Library, 6th Fl. East / 535 West 114th St. / New York, NY 10027 / (212) 854-5153 / rbml@libraries.cul.columia.edu