Classification and representative figures of Peking Opera facial makeup

When we watch Beijing Opera, we will see that actors have different colors and styles of facial makeup, and some friends will ask what different facial makeup means. It is said that Peking Opera masks originate from life. Everyone's facial organs are similar in shape and outline, and their physiological layout has certain rules. The texture of facial muscles is also closely related to the age, physiology, experience and natural conditions of life of the characters. Today, I will show you the classification and representative figures of Peking Opera facial makeup.

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Peking Opera facial makeup is a special makeup method with China cultural characteristics. Because every historical figure or a certain kind of figure has a universal score, just like singing and playing music according to the score, it is called Facebook. The sketch of Peking Opera facial makeup is based on life, and it is also a summary of life. For example, it is often said that people's faces are tanned, scared white, blushing, yellow and so on. They are not only the expression of the psychological activities and mental state of the characters in the play, but also the basis for determining the colors, lines, patterns and patterns of Facebook. Although Facebook comes from life, it is an enlargement and exaggeration of real life. The exaggeration and image description of historical figures in romance novels and rap art are also the basis of Peking Opera facial makeup.

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There are thousands of facial expressions in Chinese Peking Opera. Different facial expressions have different meanings and symbols, representing different temperament and personality of characters. By looking at the face of the role played by the actor, you can know what identity and personality this role is. The earliest Peking Opera facial makeup mainly used three colors: black, red and white. Later, according to different needs, the main colors of the face are subdivided into red, blue, black, white, green, yellow, gold and silver.

Representative figure

Red Peking Opera masks are generally brave, chivalrous and passionate positive figures, represented by Guan Yu in the Three Kingdoms period. The blue Peking Opera mask represents unruly and brave, and the representative is Dou Erdun, an anti-Qing righteous man, who stole a royal horse in the Qing Dynasty. Black Peking Opera facial makeup is generally the embodiment of fortitude, frankness, wisdom, courage and selflessness, represented by Bao Zheng; The facial makeup of Bai Peking Opera is mostly cunning, insidious and willful, represented by Cao Cao. Green Peking Opera masks represent tenacious and irritable figures, with Wu Tianqi as the representative. The yellow mask of Peking Opera stands for grumpy, brave and good at fighting, but it also means fierce and cruel. The representative figure is Yuwen Chengdou; The mask of gold, silver and Peking Opera represents all kinds of supernatural images, and the representative is Erlang God.