Lu Zhishen - White Monk Face

Monk Face

This makeup is similar to the three-tile face, Its distinguishing features are kidney shaped eye sockets and floral patterns around the nose pit and mouth. In the center of the forehead is a red pearl-like object or nine dots, signs that the character has been initiated into Buddhist monkhood. The principal color is white, red, yellow or blue, white being the most common.The face may be clean shaven or have a curly mustache, called qiu.

Lu Zhishen with a white monk face is the leading character in the opera "Wild Boar Forest."