Jing

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Chinese opera role type Peking opera role type

Jing is the painted-face role type in Peking opera, known for its forceful singing, exaggerated facial makeup, and bold, authoritative characters.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
jing (painted-face role) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese opera role type ⓘ
Peking opera role type ⓘ
facialMakeupIndicates character traits ⓘ
moral qualities ⓘ
temperament ⓘ
hasAlternativeName jing role ⓘ
jingxing ⓘ
painted-face role ⓘ
hasKeySkill chang (singing) ⓘ
da (acrobatics and combat) ⓘ
nian (speaking) ⓘ
zuo (acting) ⓘ
hasSubtype Dongchui Jing NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jiazi Jing NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wujing NERFINISHED ⓘ
influences visual style of Peking opera ⓘ
isAssociatedWith heroic characters ⓘ
official characters ⓘ
villainous characters ⓘ
warrior characters ⓘ
isCharacterizedBy authoritative characters ⓘ
bold characters ⓘ
exaggerated facial makeup ⓘ
forceful singing ⓘ
strong stage presence ⓘ
isContrastedWith Chou NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sheng NERFINISHED ⓘ
isImportantFor dramatic tension in Peking opera ⓘ
visual spectacle in Peking opera ⓘ
isPartOf Peking opera role system ⓘ
isPerformedBy male actors ⓘ
isTaughtIn Chinese opera schools ⓘ
isUsedIn Peking opera NERFINISHED ⓘ
makeupColorsAreUsedToSymbolize bravery ⓘ
ferocity ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
treachery ⓘ
makeupColorsInclude black ⓘ
blue ⓘ
green ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
originatedIn China NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires highly stylized acting ⓘ
powerful vocal projection ⓘ
robust physical performance ⓘ
uses heavy facial makeup ⓘ
symbolic facial color patterns ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peking opera → hasRoleType → Jing ⓘ
Sun Liang → reignName → Jing ⓘ
Taiwanese opera → roleType → Jing ⓘ
this entity surface form: jing (painted-face role)