The Monkey King Character in Beijing Opera.
Monkey King facial make-up in Beijing opera, issued by PR of China on January 25, 1980.
This stamp issued in a very attractive set shows different character facial make-ups in Beijing opera. Here is the set on a folder with descriptions of the characters. Since the inscription is printed very faintly, I copied it here:
Quote:
FACIAL MAKEUPS IN BEIJING OPERA
The facial makeup in Beijing opera is a plastic art with unique characteristics. Its aim is to show up the nature and special traits of an opera character through appropriate exaggeration and symbolism.
As a result of centuries of continued development and creation, there are today over 300 different facial makeups. The ones selected for this new series are of well-known characters who are representative of different kinds of roles in Beijing opera.
Notes on the Opera Characters Depicted in This Series
8-1 Meng Liang, 4 fen, a general of the Song Dynasty in the opera "Hongyan Caves".
8-2 Li Kui, 4 fen, Hero of the opera "Black Whirlwind".
8-3 Huang Gai, 8 fen, a general of the Kingdom of Wu in "Meeting of Heroes".
8-4 Monkey King, 8 fen, hero of "Havoc in Heaven".
8-5 Lu Zhishen,10 fen, hero of "Wild Boar Forest".
8-6 Lian Po, 20 fen, a general of the State of Zhao in "Re-conciliation Between the General and the Minister".
8-7 Zhang Fei, 60 fen, a general of the Kingdom of Shu in "Reed Marsh".
8-8 Dou Erdun, 70 fen, the hero in "Stealing the Emperor's Horse"
Two FDC's with commemorative postmark.
Posted 02/27/2026 10:38 am
