Archival Note Card | Chinese Opera Masks - #3

Brown-bearded face with a pale crescent glowing on the forehead.

This is an archival note card from the chinese opera masks series, no. 3, titled "moon". 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 muted olive and tan palette. White lines sweep over the brow in an arc, a silver crescent sits above them, and a long, finely ruled beard fills the lower half. A pointed cap with a flat top sits above. It is 4.25 inches long and 5.5 high.

Subtle shades and a very steady gaze.