Puppet - Wood, Bamboo, Cotton, Metal - 1940-1950

Antique Chinese articulated-mouth marionette dating to the 1940s, made of wood, bamboo, cotton and metal, 50 cm high, 41 cm wide, 11 cm deep, weighing 310 g, in a folk art style and depicting male characters, origin China, in fairly good condition with possible minor flaws and a hand-sculpted, hand-painted mouth mechanism.