What are the characteristics of traditional Peking Opera costumes?

Traditional Peking Opera costumes are not restricted by time and place, as long as the play expresses the content of the feudal society, no matter what dynasty or region is expressed, it can be used. Its ability to generalize is very great, the scope of use is also very wide, it is only subject to the identity of the role, the line of constraints. In addition, the costumes of Peking Opera are not affected by the seasons. In general, there is no distinction between yarn, silk, cotton, leather, folder, single and so on. Unless the plot has specific requirements, must indicate the season, only according to the plot slightly add some decorative embellishments. For example, when it snows, just add a cloak is enough to show that it is a snowy day. Peking Opera costumes are also not subject to the logic of life. For example, there are water sleeves, back flags, pheasant tails, and so on, all worn to express the performance of a character. One of a series of Peking Opera costumes The costumes of Peking Opera are very detailed. For example, the "python" is the dress worn by emperors, generals, and dignitaries on very solemn occasions such as pilgrimages and banquets. Although they are all called "python", they are very different according to the status and position of the characters in the plot. For example, the emperor wore "python", clothes embroidered called "dragon", the dragon has five claws, and the dragon is open-mouthed, mouth spit out fire beads. Prince, ministers, generals of the "python" embroidered on the shape of the "dragon", but not called "dragon" but called "python But it was called "python" instead of "dragon". "The python had only four claws and its mouth was closed, symbolizing the submission of the ministers. The dragons embroidered on the clothes of civil officials were "regimental dragons", which were very quiet. The dragons embroidered on the clothes of military officials are mostly "scattered dragons", which are in a posture of tengge, symbolizing might and boldness. Peking Opera Costume Series No. 2 "Python" color has many differences, respectively, on the five-color and five-color points. The upper five colors are yellow, red, green, white and black; the lower five colors are blue, bronze, purple, pink and autumn fragrance. What character to wear what color clothes, which in the Peking Opera is very careful. Take "yellow", there are two kinds of "yellow". Positive yellow (light yellow), this yellow can only be worn by the emperor. The Empress Dowager, the Crown Prince, and the Prince also wore yellow, but it had to be dark yellow (apricot yellow). Red "python" means very solemn and noble, is the status of the higher princes and lords, prime ministers, extra horse harnessed by the side of a team, Qinzai, marshals can wear. Green "python" that the majesty of martial arts, is a very high status military officials wear; in addition, also includes some "green heroes", "reckless heroes". And wear white "python" robe is mostly young handsome, dashing characters. Black "python" robe wearer is mostly straight, fierce, bold characters. The above are the "upper five colors". The "lower five colors" is relatively wider. When men wear python, they must wear a jade belt. The white python also has a special use, that is, for "grass bandits". The difference is that: the general dignitaries wear python must be worn to the feet; and grasshopper wear python only wear to the knee, to indicate that they are not orthodox emperors and generals, but seemingly solemn, but give a shallow and ridiculous significance in it. Peking Opera Costume Series No. 3 Female Python: The color of female python is relatively small, only yellow, red, white and other colors. Yellow is naturally for the Empress, other female officials are wearing red python robes. The white python robe is a filial piety dress. Old Dan python: python robe only over the knee, but must wear a phoenix crown, waist hanging jade belt. Empress Dowager wore apricot yellow python robe, others, such as: the first grade enjoined lady, your wife, the dowager wore autumn fragrance color python robe, the head to wear the old Dan crown, the waist to tie the silk tapes and the Empress Dowager to distinguish. Simple python: Simple python style and python the same, just embroidered patterns less. This is to reduce the weight and facilitate the performance. Simple python although some simple, but the status is not low, the head wearing the phase veil to show the status of the noble and prominent position. There is also a eunuchs special python robes, style and other python robes, only the lower body gap, is to follow the eunuchs of a class of people wearing.