Archival Note Card | Chinese Opera Masks - #10

Navy and white swirls curl across a black face with a red diamond on the brow.

This is an archival note card from the Chinese opera masks series. It is paper. The painted masks and faces of Chinese opera follow established conventions of color and pattern, and viewers familiar with them can often read a character at a glance. Long card in a woven gold border. The mask has spiral white lines over dark blue, a red lozenge between the eyes, and a green-and-gold headdress. Deep red drapery fills the bottom, and a vertical label of script sits at the right. It is 4.25 inches long and 5.5 high.

Every curl placed with a steady hand.