What are the characteristics of the facial makeup of Tibetan opera?

The facial makeup of Tibetan opera actors, one is to draw a face and the other is to wear a mask. Mask, called "ba" in Tibetan, is a unique facial makeup method in Tibetan opera art.

As early as the Tubo period, masks were used in acrobatics such as dancing in the wind and imitating animals. Later, the Lotus Peanut Monk organized the Divine Jumping Ceremony according to the chapter of King Kong Dance. As a result, the combination of folk dance and diamond dance produced a mask worn when dancing with God.

Tibetan opera masks is divided into Wimba mask, figure mask and animal mask. Wenba means fisherman or hunter, and the mask of Wenba is divided into white and blue. The face of the white Wanba mask is white or yellow, decorated with goat hair, with drooping back and chest; The blue Wanba mask consists of eight auspicious patterns, and the lower part of the forehead is decorated with roe deer hair or goat hair to make a beard.

There are many kinds of character masks, mainly in two forms: plane and three-dimensional, which show different personalities of characters with exaggerated colors; There are many animal masks in Tibetan opera. These animals are all dressed in the color of gods, which is actually a totem worship.

Later Tibetan opera actors regarded Tang Yongjiebu as the ancestor of Tibetan opera, and his Tibetan operas were deeply loved by the Tibetan people. So he made a white goatskin mask with white hair and beard according to his face.

The appearance of tibetan opera masks made the ancient Tibetan mask art move from the mysterious religious world to a new and broader artistic world.