川剧脸谱 Chuanju lianpu Sichuan Opera Masks

by Chinese Opera Masks

A$300 · Offered by Asia Bookroom · No longer available

Sichuan. 四川美术出版社. Sichuan meishu chubanshe . 1986. Stock ID #223029 Poster showing 56 captioned Chinese Sichuan Opera facepaint masks. Text in simplified Chinese characters, 76 x 52.5cm, occasional light creasing, corner pinholes, in very good and bright condition. In Chinese opera, individual characters are distinguished by highly codified facial make-up, often described as painted “masks”,

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