FACIAL MAKE -UP OF CHINESE PEKING OPERA folding screen 17*8 inches

FACIAL MAKE -UP OF CHINESE PEKING OPERA The facial make-up of Chinese Peking opera is a procedure of facial making-up of the actors and aptresses, and it is general applied "painted-face"characters and clowns, among whom most have their individual styles and colors in order to highlight characteristic features of characters, It has the artistic feature of praising and blam -ing, as well as telling virtue from evil the audience may see the insi de world of characters from their appearances, so that facial make -up is referred to as"inside picture of characters Peking Opera facial make-up is an art of portrayal and exagge-ration. The patterns of bat, bird wings and butterfly wings are often used to paint eyebrows and faces of characters, together with exagg -erated nasal pits and mouth pits to highliht facial expressions. Colors, such as red yellow,bule ,white black, golden and silver,have their owm meanings. Patterns and decoratio -ns are specific representation of the inside world and outside ap -pea-rance of characters. All of these are rich in culture. This stunning folding screen is in great condition, perfect little unique piece for decoration.