Colorful Peking Opera Masks

• 作者: DENG DI
• 来源期刊: 今日中国:英文版
• 学科: 其他
• 关键词: PEKING OPERA Masks
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（2）
• 页码范围: 70-71
• 页数: 2页
• 分类号: Z

摘要

THE characteristically colorful Peking Opera masks emerged around 1894.A man of the Manchu ethnic group with the last name of Gui,who ardently loved Peking Opera.One day,he saw clay figurines in a temple fair,and at that moment an inspiration came to him to use a puddle to make a face-shaped mold.After making the mold,he dried it in the sun,and drew outlines and colored it according to the facial make-up of Peking Opera actors on the stage.For his creation,Gui became famous among Peking Opera fans in Beijing and was called“Painted face Gui”thereafter.