Shadow play is closely related to the development of traditional operas in China. Most of its images come from the images of traditional operas in China. Life, Dan, Jing, End and Ugliness are complete, which requires dummies to dress up like real people on the stage.
Dummies are painted in various colors, and their painting is also very particular. Women's hair accessories and costumes are mostly patterned with flowers, clouds and phoenix, while men are mostly patterned with dragons, tigers, water and clouds. In order to fix the color, brush tung oil for protection after painting. Leather is more conducive to painting and painting.
How did shadow play come into being? There is a record in the biography of consorts in Hanshu: "I miss Li Furen very much. The alchemist and Qi people can make him feel better if they don't say anything. It was a night with lights, candles, curtains, wine and meat, and the order was in his account. Seeing such a good girl as Li Furen in the distance, I still sit and walk. Can't just watch, more and more homesick, more and more sad. Such as poetry: evil, not evil? Watch, He Shanshan is late? "
The "top" here is Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Li Furen died, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty missed him. A man who knows witchcraft says he can attract her soul. So at night, candles were lit, curtains were hung, wine and meat offerings were placed, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sat in another tent. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw Li Furen coming from a distance. He went into the tent and sat down, then got up and took a few steps.
However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could not get close to meet each other, which made him even more sad, so he wrote a poem saying, Is this true or false? Standing and watching her for a long time, why did you come so late?
This recorded scene is actually the original shadow play. Shadow play, also known as "shadow play" or "light shadow play", is a silhouette of a character made of animal skin or cardboard, which is performed with bright cloth under the illumination of light. It is one of the puppet shows widely circulated among the people in China. From this point of view, the shadow play in the Western Han Dynasty was relatively mature, with the basic elements, and the production of characters reached a very realistic level, even the dummy who imitated Li Furen could not distinguish between true and false.
Summary: Shadow play relies on light and shadow to achieve the performance effect. In order to increase transparency and achieve better light and shadow effects, people often sculpt by carving. When carving, men are usually used, and sometimes women are used. The carving is meticulous and the knife method is changeable. Leather that is easy to carve naturally becomes the best choice.