Common patterns in five kinds of shadow play. (in Gou Xianbi)

First of all, as far as characters are concerned, most of the characters in shadow play show their clothes with a positive face and a negative face, so their faces are mostly composed of simple and bright lines, and the body and head decoration parts are composed of complex and rich patterns. The size ratio of characters roughly follows the principle of five courts, and the head is deliberately exaggerated.