Mei Lanfang's Collection of Historical Paintings of Chinese Opera

Author: Liu Zhanwen, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: A set of two books in one cover, featuring exquisite binding that combines traditional style with a modern sense of technological beauty. It is elegant and refined, immediately captivating the eye. The illustrations collected in this volume are reproductions of all existing "Zhu Yu Xuan" treasures from the Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall. The original illustrations were personal collections provided by Mei Lanfang to the Peking Opera Society in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Stored in the "Mei Lanfang Collection of Opera History and Art Illustrations," the opera face paintings, (opera illustrations), and opera characters include Ming Dynasty treasures, Qing Dynasty masterpieces, and early Republican works, all dazzling and invaluable. These realistic artworks, created long before photography and video technology were invented or widely adopted, vividly document the style of opera art from that era.
The treasures in the "Illustration Collection" are divided into two categories: opera character paintings and opera clown face paintings. In addition to carefully reproducing the opera character paintings and face paintings treasured by Mei Lanfang, the "Illustration Collection" also features contributions from two distinguished elders, Liu Zengfu and Zhu Jiagui, who wrote "Introduction (Part 1)" and "Introduction (Part 2)" to help readers understand and appreciate the origins, historical, and artistic value of these illustrations.
The publication of the "Mei Lanfang Collection of Opera History and Art Illustrations" holds special significance. It will not only be treasured, studied, and appreciated by opera artists, scholars, and enthusiasts but will also make a positive and unique contribution to enriching and enhancing the cultural life of modern society.