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Oshiroi (白粉) is a powder foundation traditionally used by kabuki actors, geisha and their apprentices. The word is written with kanji meaning "white powder", and is pronounced as the word for white (shiroi) with the honorific prefix o-.
When worn by geisha and maiko, oshiroi is notable for only partially covering the nape of the neck, as an uncovered nape was traditionally considered erotic in Japanese culture.[1]
^Cherry, Kittredge (1987). Womansword: What Japanese Words Say about Women. Kodansha. p. 21. ISBN 4-7700-1655-7.
Oshiroi (白粉) is a powder foundation traditionally used by kabuki actors, geisha and their apprentices. The word is written with kanji meaning "white powder"...
white powder called oshiroi. One putative reason for hikimayu was that removing the natural eyebrows made it easier to put on the oshiroi. At this time, eyebrows...
is characterised by long, trailing kimono, traditional hairstyles and oshiroi make-up. Geisha entertain at parties known as ozashiki, often for the entertainment...
of a woman's neck held a strong attraction for many Japanese men (see oshiroi). In Egyptian and Lebanese culture, slapping the nape is considered a gesture...
China and Taiwan B. j. toyoshimai: Izu Islands and Bonin Islands B. j. oshiroi: Daito Islands BirdLife International (2016). "Buteo japonicus". IUCN Red...
In Japan it is called oshiroi-bana (Japanese: オシロイバナ), as the white, powdery endosperm inside of mature seeds looks like oshiroi, the powder foundation...
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unfamiliar with the art form. Rice powder is used to create the white oshiroi base for the characteristic stage makeup, and kumadori enhances or exaggerates...
entourage of apprentices (young girls in distinctive red kimono, wearing oshiroi (white face paint) and loose, long black hair). An oiran dōchū parade is...
out of tortoise shell, silver and red miokuri, and two bira bira. Oshiroi (白粉) Oshiroi is the white face makeup worn by geisha and maiko. Though it is usually...
by other means, but intended to emulate the appearance of a face-print. Oshiroi, the white foundation used by kabuki actors Clown Egg Register "Anatomy...
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confined only to the West, with the white Japanese face makeup known as oshiroi also produced using white lead. In the second part of the 19th century...
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for concealing the public display of feelings with the combination of oshiroi (white makeup), the complete plucking of the eyebrows, and their repainting...
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lipstick, eyebrow, and tooth blackening. The powder was called "Oshiroi" in Japanese. Oshiroi was made from mercury or lead. While ordinary citizens used...
Bake-danuki Hitotsume-kozō Kappa Otoroshi Ohaguro-bettari Nuri-botoke Oshiroi-babaa Kejoro Wanyudo Kudan Karasutengu Scott, A.O. The New York Times (June...
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enough to touch the ground when seated. The use of pale makeup known as oshiroi was common, which emphasized the colour combinations of Heian-period clothing...
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