Obverse
Obverse

Obverse

Reverse

Reverse

ZFC1253

China - Ching Dynasty Year of the Monkey Flag.

Sub-collection: China

China - Ching Dynasty Year of the Monkey Flag used in the Peking Opera.
This handmade, silk Chinese triangular Year of the Monkey pennant is a flag from the esteemed "Peking Opera" acquired in 1980 by Ben & Louise Zaricor in a Beijing antique shop identified as Qing Dynasty flags and dated to the late 19th century.

Flags like this were often a part of the troupes' highly stylized costumes rather than simple stage props; they could have been used to identify a character to a specific time during a performance.

Peking Opera refers to the art form which is a highly stylized blending of exaggerated pantomime style acting, music, singing, mime, dance, gymnastics, and mock combat, to tell a story or depict different characters and their sentiments of happiness or anger; joy or sadness; surprise or fear.

This style of opera" has is nascence in the late 18th century and evolved into the form recognizable today by the mid-19th century, at the twilight of the Qing Dynasty. One of the most famous performance troupes of this art form could be found in Peking, now Beijing.

The Chinese Zodiac is a 12-year "annual calendar" that relates each year to an animal. Each representative creature's positive and negative attributes are then used to interpret action, prophesize and identify character traits.

ZFC Important Flag
Item is Framed



Hoist & Fly

Width of Hoist 44
Length of Fly 29

Frame

Is it framed? yes
Frame Height 35.5
Frame Length 49

Stars

Are there stars on obverse? no
Are there stars on reverse? no

Stripes

Has a Blood Stripe? no

Crest/Emblem

Description of Crest/Emblem Monkey

Nationality

Nation Represented China

Fabric

Fabric Silk

Stitching

Stitching Machine

Attachment

Comments on Method of Attachmen No hoist

Applica

Applique Sides Double Sided = Two sides different

Documentation

Documents
All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.
Drawings
All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.
Research Documents
All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.
Public Copy & Signs
All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.

Condition

Condition Excellent
Displayable yes