Hairstyle.2C hats.2C and helmets Cantonese opera



a cantonese opera exhibit @ hong kong museum of history, 2008.


hats , helmets signify social status, age , capability: scholars , officials wear black hats wings on either side; generals wear helmets pheasants tail feathers; soldiers wear ordinary hats, , kings wear crowns. queens or princesses have jeweled helmets. if hat or helmet removed, indicates character exhausted, frustrated, or ready surrender.


hairstyles can express character s emotions: warriors express sadness @ losing battle swinging ponytails. female roles, buns indicated maiden, while married woman has dai tau (低頭).


in 3 kingdoms legends, zhao yun , lü bu depicted wearing helmets pheasants tail feathers; originates cantonese opera, not military costumes of era, although s convention in place qing dynasty or earlier.







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