Archival Note Card | Chinese Opera Masks - #19

Face stacked with red, black and white flares, topped with a pointed grey hat.

This archival note card from the chinese opera masks series, no. 19, titled "red third eye". It is paper. Chinese opera uses painted face patterns, known as lianpu, in which color and design generally signal a character's temperament, role or moral standing. Portrait-format card with a bold flame-like red stripe from brow to nose, thick black eye patterns and pale cheeks. A dense grey-green beard covers the chin, a small red mouth shows in it, and green wing-like pieces flank the head. It is 4.25 inches long and 5.5 high.

Aggressive paint and a very careful beard.