Easy to find in traditional Japanese gift stores and during festival season, more traditional Hyottoko masks are wood, but you can find throwaway plastic versions all over the place. In other parts of Japan, he is thought to be the god of fire. This boy was named Hyoutokusu, which some say was the origin of Hyottoko.
To bring good fortune to families when a member died, they’d place a mask of the boy’s likeness above the fireplace. There are many legends of Hyottoko, but in one version from Iwate tells the story of a boy with a strange face who would produce gold via his belly button. His most famous trait is blowing fire with a bamboo pole, which is why in Japanese his name translates to fire (火 hi) man (男 otoko).
It is likely that this is the mask of a warrior jing because in the opera tradition, warriors are considered to be courageous, loyal and forthright.For a little comic relief, we have the cartoonish Hyottoko a festival favorite with a unique backstory. Red means that the character is brave and loyal, while black illustrates a rough and honest nature. Green represents a stubborn and violent character white is for a cunning and deceitful character gold and silver show that a character is a god or demon purple is for wisdom yellow is for fierceness and grey is for an old scoundrel. In Chinese Opera, each colour symbolises a different characteristic. Colours and designs show the character's age, occupation and personality. Face make-ups are considered to be a special art and appear in ornamental designs and Chinese paintings as well as in opera performances. In Chinese Opera there are many variations on the face designs - over a thousand have been counted. These painted faces provide what the Chinese call a mirror to the soul which enables the audience to identify each character. The actors are literally wearing their emotions on their faces. They used to wear masks, but nowadays jing and chou characters have their faces painted with brightly coloured make-up. The actors in the Chinese Opera carry props and wear elaborate costumes, make-up and head-dress to take on a character's role. There are four main types of character in Chinese Opera: heroes ( sheng) heroines ( dan) clowns ( chou) and painted faces ( jing). The story-lines are often from historical epics and traditional romantic stories - heroes battle against powerful demons, good triumphs over evil and the heroine is saved from disaster. High-pitched voices pierce the air, accompanied by crashing cymbals, banging gongs and drums and the sounds of stringed instruments such as fiddles and mandolins.
The music is quite different from European operas and its purpose is to punctuate the action in the drama. Beijing Opera is perhaps the best known of the Chinese Operas. For example, Cantonese Opera comes from Canton province. Each area has its own opera where the music is unique and the songs are sung in the local language. China is a huge country, divided into provinces with many different peoples and languages. Since then, over 360 varieties of opera have developed across the country. Chinese Opera, a performance of music, dance, martial arts and acrobatics, began over two thousand years ago.
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