Shadow player

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Shadow player. The artwork depicts a figure made of cutout pieces of material. The figure has a head, body, arms, and legs made from various shaped cutouts. The head has a black beard-like piece, and a hat on top with two long black ribbons on either side. The body is primarily red with gold accents and white details. The arms and legs are primarily gold with black and white accents. The figure is wearing a black belt around the waist. The background of the image is white.