Peking Opera Portrait: The Great Buddha in Baicao Mountain. This vivid ca. 1900 illustration, from the series One Hundred Portraits of Peking Opera Characters, depicts the "Great Buddha" (Da Fo) from the play Baicao Mountain. As a Jing (painted face) role, the character features a complex lianpu facial design using gold to signify his divine, supernatural status. He is dressed in a luxurious yellow mang (python) robe with dragon motifs and an elaborate celestial headdress.
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Peking Opera Portrait: The Great Buddha in Baicao Mountain. This vivid ca. 1900 illustration, from the series One Hundred Portraits of Peking Opera Characters, depicts the "Great Buddha" (Da Fo) from the play Baicao Mountain. As a Jing (painted face) role, the character features a complex lianpu facial design using gold to signify his divine, supernatural status. He is dressed in a luxurious yellow mang (python) robe with dragon motifs and an elaborate celestial headdress.