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Subject:translate characters on paper mache opera mask
Posted By: David Thu, Apr 17, 2014 IP: 99.236.194.58 Hello All! Could someone please translate the characters on this paper mache opera mask for me! Your assistance would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! David. |
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Subject:translate characters on paper mache opera mask
Posted By: rat Thu, Apr 17, 2014 Cheng Yaojin. Not the artist's name but the name of the character represented by the mask, a Tang dynasty general. See: http://www.chinaculture.org/focus/focus/cities/2011-11/01/content_425463.htm |
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Subject:Re: translate characters on paper mache opera mask
Posted By: David Sun, Apr 20, 2014 Thanx allot rat! Any idea as to age of this particular mask? David. |
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Subject:Re: translate characters on paper mache opera mask
Posted By: rat Mon, Apr 21, 2014 no idea, sorry. a few decades old maybe? the handwriting isn't very good; this isn't meant to be fine art. |
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