The Catalogue of Shadow Play Art in Western China of Qing Dynasty
by Ding Kexi
Description
Shadow play is a folk theatrical form that uses silhouettes made of animal skin or cardboard as its main props and combines libretto and accompaniment to perform stories, which is a Chinese unique Folk Art. In 2011, Chinese shadow play was selected as the representative works of intangible cultural heritage of mankind. This book focuses on the art of shadow play of Qing Dynasty in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, restoring the original appearance of a complete set of shadow plays owned by a shadow play artist. The catalogue is divided into three parts, with the clues of theatrical roles, character image and stage performance, which vividly, completely and systematically introduces the performance and development of shadow play in Qing Dynasty, totaling nearly 1000 pictures.
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- Publisher SHANGHAI CHINESE CLASSICS PUBLISHING HOUSE
- Publication Date April 2019
- Orginal LanguageChinese simplified
- ISBN/Identifier 9787532590759
- Publication Country or regionChina
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 980 CNY
- Pages600
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language Title清代西部皮影艺术图录
- Original Language Authors丁克西
- Copyright Year2019