Nuo Masks

Guru Dragpo is the wrathful and terrifying manifestation of Guru Padmasambhava, hence known as the Wrathful Padmasambhava. Guru Padmasambhava was a great Indian Buddhist master, whose Sanskrit name is Padmasambhava. He was from Oddiyana in Eastern India, thus respectfully referred...

Jin Wushu, whose Chinese name was Wanyan Zongbi, was a renowned general of the Jin Dynasty, known for his military prowess. In the Di Opera libretto "The Legend of Yue Fei," he is portrayed as one of the main antagonistic...

The Di Opera of Guizhou, China, due to its rich repertoire and numerous characters, features a wide variety of mask designs, which can be broadly classified into five categories: main generals, Taoist priests, clowns, animals, and secular characters. Among these,...