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HaWei, Cheng.

Painted Faces.

Bisbee, AZ: Pequeno Press, 2006. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Pat Baldwin. "The Painted Faces of the Chinese Opera' evolved from masks used in opera performances as far back as the Tang Dynasty (619-907). Each mask is different, with the colors used to identify the type of character being played." (Pequeño Press). Fine. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Black leather boards, striped paper spine, hand-painted mask inset on upper cover, red check mark inlaid on upper cover, Swiss-style binding, paper label on spine, printed endpapers, frontispiece. 62x55mm. 103pp. Illus. (color plates). Numbered limited edition, this being 15 of 50. Item #7750

Price: $150.00