Chinese Peking Opera Facial Masks: Paper Cutting

Zhong Guo

Published by Guojiajikuizenglipin

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Contains minor wear. Pages are clean and in great shape. The Facial Makeup of Chinese traditional opera is a procedure during actors' makeup. It is usually used in two professions- "painted face"and/or "clown", of which mostly every kind of characters has his/her own special facial form and colors to highlight his/her feature. Having an artistic function of "Containing praise and criticism, distinguishing the good and evil", it enables audiences look deep into the characters' hearts by looking on their faces. The Facial Makeup is therefore honored "General Appearance of the Hearts"â .The development of the Facial Makeup does not come from someone's fabrication, but from the observation, experiences, and integration of opera artists in their long-term artistic practice. It also comes from opera artists' estimates on characters after extended analysis and judgments, which gradually become a whole set of artistic techniques.â The Facial Makeup of Peking Opera is a living art appearing on the stage with actors, as well as the performing arts of Peking Opera. Although the Peking Opera has a history of just about 200 years among the Chinese Opera Histories, it develops more rapidly, extends more widely, and be more loved by the publics, as compared to other operas, which made Peking Opera an extensive mass base. Hence, the Facial Makeup of Peking Opera has a special position among the Facial Makeup of Chinese Operas.

Seller Inventory # B2/29/12222025

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chinese Peking Opera Facial Masks: Paper Cutting
• Publisher: Guojiajikuizenglipin
• Binding: Hardcover w/ Case
• Condition: Very Good