Tibetan opera king mask sketch

Tibetan Opera King Mask Sketch , coloring in red tone can be, because the Tibetan Opera King's mask is red, red represents majesty.

Extension: Tibetan opera and Tibetan opera masks

Tibetan opera is a general term for Tibetan drama, originating more than 600 years ago, known as the living fossil of Tibetan culture. Due to the different natural conditions, living customs, cultural traditions and languages across the Tibetan Plateau, Tibetan opera boasts numerous artistic varieties and genres.

Tibetan opera is divided into white-masked opera and blue-masked opera. Blue-masked theater in the process of circulation due to the different regions and the formation of Jomolung Tibetan opera, very Ba Tibetan opera, Shamba Tibetan opera, JiangGaer Tibetan opera four major genres. The mask of the good is white, white on behalf of purity; the mask of the king is red, red on behalf of majesty; the mask of the princess is green, green on behalf of suppleness; the mask of the living Buddha is yellow, yellow on behalf of auspiciousness; the mask of the witch is half black and half white, symbolizing its two-faced character; the mask of the demon is green-faced and fanged to express the repression and terror.