The costumes of Peking Opera have become a major part of the wardrobe. Guitou is the general term for theatrical equipment since the Jin and Yuan Dynasties. "Yangzhou Huafang Lu" states that "the theatrical equipment is called the costume, and the costume is divided into four boxes: clothes, helmets, miscellaneous items, and handles."
Suitcases are divided into large suitcases, second suitcases and third suitcases. The coat box includes various long and short robes, such as python robes, official robes, open capes, trousers, pleated robes, bagua robes, waistcoats, cloaks, green robes, palace clothes, cheongsams, cloud shoulders, rice sheets, cassocks, etc. He also has to take care of jade belts, court beads, fans, tooth wats, handkerchiefs, waist scarves and the God of Joy (colored dolls). The second suitcase includes various attires of armed personnel, such as arrow jackets, mandarin jackets, vests, tea jackets, waist bags, hug jackets, fighting jackets, system jackets, large armors, monkey jackets, buckles, Luan belts, silk ribbons, etc. The three suitcases include underwear worn by actors, thick-soled boots, court shoes, colored shoes, flag shoes, cloud shoes, shoes with the character "Fu", colorful pants, fat jackets, monk shoes, thin-soled boots, large socks, green robes, dragon suits and plastic bags. shape supplies.
Helmet boxes mainly include four types: helmets, caps, crowns, and scarves. Such as handsome helmet, overlord's helmet, master's helmet, butterfly helmet, gauze hat, felt hat, Luo hat, hood, phoenix crown, Ruyi crown, Kowloon crown, tie scarf, soft master's scarf, Vincent scarf, high square scarf, and member's outer scarf. In addition, there are nets, water gauze, pheasant tail feathers, fox tails, swings, buns, ear hair, buns and various kinds of beards worn by actors, such as black, black, white, red, Purple mandarin, three-locked, tacked, eight-character mustache, one-character beard, etc.
Miscellaneous boxes refer to color boxes, water pots and combing tables. The color box is used for facial makeup, smearing, smearing, makeup removal and face washing for male characters. The hair combing table is specially designed for combing large hair, costume hair, smearing hair, patching hair, inserting silver bubbles, green bubbles, diamond bubbles and silk flowers and other accessories.
The handle box is the flag handle box. From various weapons such as knives, spears, swords, and halberds to tables, chairs, benches, curtains, and scenery of mountains, cities, tombs, and monuments; from the four treasures of the study, seals, tea and wine vessels, flags and arrows, horse whips, carts, and boats , wind and fire flags to imperial edicts, incense tables, flags, gongs, umbrellas, newspapers and specific props in the play, such as family rules, handcuffs, copper hammers, chessboards, flutes and Xiaos, etc. are all absolutely indispensable props.
A complete set of outfits has certain rules and regulations for use during performances. For example, the ten pythons and ten props on the suitcase must be in the upper five colors and the lower five colors, that is, red, yellow, green, The ten colors of white, black, blue, purple, pink, bronze and autumn fragrance are placed in order; the props on the backstage table must be changed according to the changes in the play. This is to ensure that the actors put on, tie, put on, hang, and take things in an orderly manner.