中英雙語話中國民風民俗 第176期:製作皮影的過程

The Process of Making Shadow Play

製作皮影的過程

Regular shadow figure head is a full profile,known as "half face." Clown and villain sometimes are given half profile，called "70% face"; fairies and Buddha are shown with a full face. Shadow figure's body is mostly 70%. Carving of shadow figures is very particular. It requires using knife with ease and making forms smoothly. The hollowed-out facial outline,in particular, requires an exceptional skill in craftsmanship, making lines as thin as "stretching wires," sharp and translucent. Body figure using chisel engraving has a variety of designs, including snow flake, letter "Wan" shape, wealth and fortune,wintersweet,fish scale, pine needle and star eyes, etc. Leather silhouette coloring is usually bright add transparent,mostly in black, red, yellow, and green. Music accompaniment are four string and south string instrument; bowed instrument; four-string moonshaped instrument; drum,gong；flute；hand allegro and horn. Based on geographical localities， each place has its own unique style and characteristics in shadow figure design, music and instrument.

常規的皮影人物頭像是一個側面，被稱爲“半臉。”小丑和惡棍有時給出一半的空間，所謂的“70％的臉”;仙女和佛都會有全臉。影子人物的身體是大多是70%。雕刻的皮影是非常特別的。它需要使用小刀輕鬆自如地順利雕刻。在中空的臉部的輪廓線，特別是需要極好的工藝技能，使得線薄如“電線”，鋒利和半透明的。用鑿子雕刻身材有多種設計，包括雪花，字母“萬”字形，招財進寶，梅花，魚鱗，松針和星星眼等。皮革剪影着色通常是光亮透明的，大多采用黑色，紅色，黃色和綠色。四弦和南部絃樂器伴奏，弓弦樂器;四弦月形樂器;鼓，鑼，笛子，手快板和喇叭。基於地理地區的不同，每個地方都有自己獨特的風格和皮影設計，音樂和樂器特點。