(hardcover, 300 pages)

Chinese Peking Opera Masks puts a lifetime of study by one of China's foremost Peking Opera scholars, Yuanchang Deng, at the reader's fingertips in a comprehensive, bilingual format. The book contains large, full-color reproductions of nearly 300 unique masks from the world of Peking Opera, beautifully painted by Yuanchang Deng, with notes and commentary by Mr. Deng and essays by Hung Liu and Colleen Leung.Chinese Peking Opera Masks is an essential addition to the library of any enthusiast or scholar of Chinese history and culture.