What do the four colors of Peking Opera mask red , black , blue and yellow represent?

Red means heroic and righteous, such as Guan Yu's brave and loyal, he will draw a red face; Yellow means brave and brutal, such as "Zhan Wan City".

Dian Wei in , Pang Juan in "Ma Ling Road", sketching a yellow face; White indicates treacherous and resourceful, such as Cao Cao.

treacherous, sketching a white face; Black means upright and decisive, such as Bao Zheng's iron face and selflessness, outlining a black face; Blue represents perseverance and bravery, as in "Serial Set".

Dou Erdun in , the blue-faced tiger in "White Water Beach"; In addition, there are gods and monsters, immortals and Buddhas, special gold, silver, etc. The faces of the characters in the drama first have these main color tones, and then they are matched with symbolic patterns that express their psychology, expertise, destiny, etc., and a character with a distinct personality is shaped.

On the basis of Hui opera and Han opera, Peking Opera gradually evolved by absorbing the advantages and specialties of some opera genres such as Kunqu Opera and Qin Dialect.

Peking Opera masks have red, purple, white, blue, green, yellow and other colors, of which red represents a decent, heroic, loyal, enthusiastic and generous character, showing people with a positive image, so when encountering disputes in life, the positive and friendly side is commonly known as singing red faceThe colors of the Peking Opera mask are very rich, and the color of the mask also represents a character.

The white face represents treacherous and suspicious, the black face represents both serious and unsmiling, and symbolizes mighty and powerful, rude and bold, blue face represents upright and unruly, purple face represents solemnity, steady, and a sense of justice, golden face symbolizes majesty and solemnity, and green face is brave and reckless.

Characteristics of Peking Opera masks

Peking Opera Mask is a special makeup method with Chinese cultural characteristics. Since each historical figure or a certain type of character has a general spectrum, it is called a face. Peking Opera mask art is a very popular art for the majority of opera lovers, which is very popular at home and abroad, and has been recognized as one of the symbols of traditional Chinese culture.

The main characteristics of the face are the contradictory unity of beauty and ugliness in three points, which are closely related to the character of the character, and its pattern is stylized. Peking Opera masks can be roughly summarized into two categories, one is the arts and crafts masks.

This kind of face mask is the author's imagination according to his own thinking and imagination, on the face shape of the plaster material, with painting, weaving, embroidery and other techniques to produce different shapes, color and pattern changes of face products, this kind of face mask has a certain ornamental value. The other type is the practical face of the stage. This kind of face mask is based on the needs of the plot and the characters in the play, and the actor uses exaggerated techniques to outline the face of different colors, different patterns and patterns.

1. Peking Opera face red: It represents the character of loyal and heroic, and most of them are positive characters. Or it is ironic, indicating that it is a fake good person.

2. Peking Opera Mask Black: Showing integrity, selflessness, and uprightness, or representing the yin in yin and yang, used for ghosts. Darker skin or ugly face.

3. Peking Opera face white: represents the sinister, suspicious, flying, and solemn character image, or represents harmony, and the eunuch face represents the old man.

4. Peking Opera Purple Mask: A character who is upright, steady and calm.

5. Peking Opera face yellow: on behalf of the brave and fierce characters.

6. Peking Opera face gold: on behalf of the gods and goddesses.

7. Peking Opera face green: represents a tenacious and irritable character.

8. Peking Opera face blue: represents strong, brave and scheming characters.