String puppet in the form of a male official with a white face and a beard. The puppet wears an ivory coloured robe decorated with embroidered dragons. Suspended belt attached to the mid-section. Wooden feet, hands and head covered with plaster and decorated with polychrome pigment. Various strings attached to a wooden suspension bar.
This is a high-ranking official. Most white faces indicate that the character is a bad one.
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