W40xD50xH100mm, China
This glove puppet head is of the character Gong Guang, belonging to the Jing (painted face) category, a supporting actor in today’s term but always representing a figure who is upright, loyal, strong and fearless of high power, it is denoted by the word Guang and the red face (gong). He would play the character of a courageous warrior such as JianWei of the 3 Kingdom.
The puppet is carved out from a single piece of wood and with hand painted features.
Mountain Folkcraft 