‘One Hundred Portraits of Peking Opera Characters’, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)”In the oper
‘One Hundred Portraits of Peking Opera Characters’, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)”In the opera boom of the late nineteenth century, albums were turned to a new purpose: documenting the variety and vibrancy of stage culture in all its multicolored splendor. This album records in detail the makeup and costume of one hundred characters drawn from nine plays.”Source -- source link
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