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Chinese Folk Art Wood Hand Carved Painted NUO MASK Walldecor - Dixi(local drama)

$ 63.35

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: New
  • Handmade: Yes
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Provenance: Ownership History Available
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: China

    Description

    Collectible Handmade Chinese Folk Art Wood Hand Carved Painted NUO MASK Walldecor art - Dixi(local drama)
    SKU:GZA022c17
    Sale Quantity
    : 1 Mask
    Material:
    Poplar Wood
    Color:
    As shown in photo
    Dimension:   cm = 31(H) X 22(W) X 9(D)
    Inches =
    12 1/5(H) X 8 2/3(W) X 3 1/2(D
    )
    Approx.
    Net weight: 454 grams =
    1 lbs
    Title:
    General
    Brief Introduction:
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    This exquisite and unique mask is carved out and painted by hand of folk artists without using any machine in China. This mask is Dixi = local drama(opera), our folk local drama, also known as Tiaoshen(dancing to the god), is popular in Yunnan, Guizhou province. In Chinese Spring-festival, you can see local players who wearing these masks and muslins, fighting, dancing, waving weapons, performing their favorite ancient war stories in the high-pitched singing and drum music everywhere in the local village. Our local drama is a kind of folk primitive performance full of humanity and worship for god, exerting great impact on the spiritual aspects of the local people. During the past 600 years
    , it has played significant role in enriching people's life and comforting and surporting the local people spiritually. Today, Dixi local drama is renowned as "living fossil of Chinese dramas" for it provides abundant resources for research on development of Chinese drama.
    These mask types of facial makeup in operas are based on certain personality, temperament or some special types of figures for the use of certain colors. Red has expressed his Warriors of strong types of facial makeup in operas such as Guan Yu, concubines Victoria, regular book; Black said the types of facial makeup in operas means criticized people, integrity, bravery and even reckless, such as Bao Zheng and Zhang Fei, Yellow types of facial makeup in operas that vicious brutality, such as Yuwen Chengdu, and Dian Wei. Blue or green types of facial makeup in operas that some of the figures represented irritable, such as Dou Ambassador, Ma Wu; General treacherous court official said the types of facial makeup in operas white, bad guys, such as Cao Cao, Zhao Gao
    The whole artwork show you the stateliness, verve. He can protect you from disaster, and show you a bright way
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    Because these masks were all hand carved and painted, no two could be the same.
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    Can be given as a special gift or use yourself to decorate your home with a exotic flare. Or use it for exorcising. They are worth and high valuable for collecting
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    I have kept these masks in good condition more than 10 years, if you see some very small cracks in few of them. Don't worry. it's normal for wood, they won't be broken. Just keep them in dry place then it will enhance their beauty.
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    Simple introduction of the images:
    1~9: The mask you will receive and the details.
    10: Photo was taken by my mother who hold it, so that customers can estimate its actual size
    .
    11: Depth.
    12. Backside.
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    How Dixi opera masks made:
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    The origin and function of China's mask:
    Please go to my eBay store and enter
    :
    Dixi
    in the search field for a full list of various Chinese masks.
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    International Buyers Please Note:
    - Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the itemprice or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer responsibility.
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    All items ship by China Air Mail with trace number.
    We offer combine shipping discount. Make all your intended purchase and will send a combined invoice.
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