中英雙語話中國民風民俗 第177期:皮影的特徵
Features of the Shadow Puppet Show
皮影的特徵To overcome the limit imposed when only the profile of puppets can be seen, shadow puppets use exaggeration and heavy dramatization. The faces and the costumes of puppets are vivid and humorous. The flowery color, the elegant sculpting and smooth lines make shadow puppets not only props but also artwork. A shadow puppet takes as many as 24 procedures and more than 3 000 cuts.
爲了克服木偶只有剖面可以看出的限制，皮影用誇張和戲劇化的手法。這些木偶的面和服裝是生動幽默的。絢麗的色彩，優雅的造型和流暢的線條使皮影不僅只是道具，而且也是藝術品。一個皮影需要多達24個程序，超過3000剪。The design of the figures follows traditional moral evaluation and aesthetics. The audience can tell a figure's character by seeing his mask. Like the masks in Beijing Opera, a red mask represents uprightness, a black mask,fidelity,and a white one,treachery. The positive figure has long narrow eyes,a small mouth and a straight bridge of nose,while the negative one has small eyes,a protruding forehead and sagging mouth. The clown has a circle around his eyes, projecting a humorous and frivolous air even before he performs any act.
人物的設計遵循傳統的道德評價和美學。觀衆可以看到其面具來講述此人物的性格。就像京劇面具，紅色面具代表正直，黑色代表忠誠和白色代表背信棄義。正面的任務有狹長的眼睛，小嘴巴和直鼻子，而反面的人有小眼睛，突出的額頭和嘴角下垂。小丑在他的眼睛周圍有一個圈，突出幽默和輕佻的氣氛，在表演者表演之前。
