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shadow play

ancient form of entertainment using flat articulated figures
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shadow play

Summary

shadow play is a theatrical genre[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • shadow play's instance of is recorded as theatrical genre[3].
  • shadow play is a type of play[4].
  • shadow play is a type of ukiyo-e[5].
  • shadow play is a type of puppet show[6].
  • shadow play's Commons category is recorded as Shadow play[7].
  • shadow play's country of origin is recorded as China[8].
  • shadow play's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shadow play[9].
  • shadow play's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • shadow play's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • shadow play's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[12].
  • shadow play's different from is recorded as Shadow puppets[13].
  • shadow play's uses is recorded as shadow[14].
  • shadow play's uses is recorded as shadow puppet[15].
  • shadow play's practiced by is recorded as shadow puppeteer[16].
  • shadow play's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Craft[17].

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Definition and Type

shadow play's instance of is recorded as theatrical genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include play[4], ukiyo-e[5], and puppet show[6].

Why It Matters

shadow play has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

China

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . euskaltzaindia.eus. Retrieved . euskaltzaindia.eus. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0448617-stinove-divadlo
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