Chinese opera actors

Title
Chinese opera actors
Year/Period
Early-mid 20th century
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Image size: 11.3 x 15.4 cm
Accession No.
1995-00451

This is a photograph of four opera performers decked in finely embroidered costumes. Chinese opera costumes differ slightly from one dialect group to another. The Cantonese, for example, have always favoured the use of peacock feathers and a fan of flags that appears to sprout from the shoulders of an actor denoting a warrior.