Archival Note Card | Chinese Opera Masks - #29

Red-and-blue face with spiral brows and a big pout, set against a steel-blue collar.

This is an archival note card from the chinese opera masks series, no. 29, titled "bull's 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. Elongated card with swirling black and blue curls around the eyes and a downturned red mouth. A round grey cap sits on top, tall dark blades stand beside the head, and a dark teal collar spreads below. It is 4.25 inches long and 5.5 high.

A sulk drawn with fine spirals.