Japanese Printing:

WOODBLOCK

 a technique for
printing text,
images or patterns
used widely
throughout East
Asia

 it originated in
China as a method
of printing on
textiles
eventually became
a method for
printing on paper

 adapted in Japan
during the Edo
period (1603-1867)
became one of their
oldest and most
highly developed
visual arts

SCENES OF
EVERYDAY LIFE
most common
theme for
printmaking

UKIYO-E
most popular style
of Japanese art
means pictures of
the floating world
related to the style
of woodblock print

FACE PAINTING
used in theatrical
performance
depends on the
character or
personification
portrayed

Jingju lianpu
Peking opera face
painting in
accordance with the
performing
characters
personality

 heroes are painted

with simple colors
while enemies,
bandits and rebels
have more
complicated
designs

Meaning of Colors in
Face Painting
1. Guan Ju Red
indicates devotion,
courage, bravery,
uprightness and
loyalty

2. Huang Pang
Yellow signifies
fierceness, ambition
and cool-headedness

3. Zhu Wen Green

face tells the
audience that the
character is not only
impulsive and violent
but also lacks selfrestraint

4. Zhang Fei Black

symbolizes roughness
and fierceness.
Indicates rough and
bold character or an
impartial and selfless
personality

5. Lian Po Purple
stands for uprightness
and cool-headedness
while a reddish purple
face indicates a just
and noble character

6. Cao Cao White

suggests treachery,
suspiciousness and
craftiness. It is worn
by a powerful villain

7. Jiang Gan the

clown
has special makeup
patterns called
xiaohualian (the
petty painted face)

 sometimes a small
patch of the chalk
is painted around
the nose to show a
mean and secretive
character

8. Gold and Silver

used for gods and
spirits

KABUKI Makeup of
Japan
an interpretation
of the actors own
role through the
medium of the
facial features

2 types
1. Standard makeup
- applied to most
actors
2. Kumadori makeup
applied to villain and
heroes

Kabuki colors
1. Dark red
- passion or anger
2. Dark blue
- depression or
sadness

3.
4.
5.
-

Pink
youth
Light green
calm
Black
fear

6. Purple
- nobility
Mukimi-guma or sujiguma face painting
where lines are painted
onto an actors face