Introduction on Chinese Facial Make-up

creation of Chinese facial makeup, the requirements for the graphics on the human face of painting directly on a long history. It grew out of the mask, which is painting the face and paint the pattern on the surface of other goods, then enter on the face. In ancient China, there are two types of dance to ward off evil, and the dancers often masks. Some excavations monument

Sanxingdui “of the province SiShuan contain dozens of bronze masks, which are provided to victims of more than 4,000 years. Used
< , br /> ancient masks simple sign, “the concept of symbols” and “emotion symbols” witch, to express some ideas and movements.

But in the case of the opera, these characters to paint their faces and directly to the expression of complex ideas and movements. From the Tang Dynasty, it was registered, but since the Yuan Dynasty, facial makeup is released a major breakthrough in the background white with black face “full” type.

We see the face of makeup that now more developed and each role has its own character. Most colors on the description of literature or a fantastic actor database. This could not only draw the characters themselves, the features and status of people they act, but also enrich and beautiful effect of the scene. However, the different colors have different meanings in the opera.

Red is generally fair and the man standing as Guanyu, which is one of the roles in the history of the Three Kingdoms. Moreover, also has red and ironic meanings means pretending not good man, but really.

Black rule is not only the performance of strict and severe signs, such as Bao Zheng, but also a symbol of power, bold and brutal man like Zhang Fei in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Li Kui In The Water Margin. Sometimes this means that the Yin and draw ghosts.

White is often a touchy and treacherous character, as in the romance of the Three Kingdoms CaoCao.

Blue presents characters straight, stubborn and honest as Mawu in Shangtiantai.

yellow is a power of nature bold and violent.

golden rule in the Buddha or fairy people is used as Erlang, which has three fresh eyes in heavy industry.

The green symbolizes the courage and the roles eruption.

Violet is justice for men and landlines.

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