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  2. Hikimayu - Wikipedia

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    Hikimayu first appeared in the eighth century, when the Japanese court adopted Chinese customs and styles. [2] Japanese noblewomen started painting their faces with a 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 were painted in ...

  3. Portrayal of East Asians in American film and theater

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    The Asian Mystique: dragon ladies, geisha girls, & our fantasies of the exotic orient. Wang, Yiman (2005). "The Art of Screen Passing: Anna May Wong's Yellow Yellowface Performance in the Art Deco Era". In Catherine Russell (ed.). Camera Obscura 60: New Women of the Silent Screen: China, Japan, Hollywood.

  4. Examples of yellowface - Wikipedia

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    It used to be the norm in Hollywood that East Asian characters were played by white actors, often using makeup to approximate East Asian facial characteristics, a practice known as yellowface. American media portrayals of East Asians have reflected a dominant Americentric perception rather than realistic and authentic depictions of true ...

  5. Japanese female beauty practices and ideals - Wikipedia

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    The ideal female skin color in Japan would be considered "tan" in the West. According to Ashikari, there is a widepread perception in Japan that European women's skin is less beautiful than Japanese women's, as White women's skin is stereotyped as being too pale, reddish, and roughly textured. [14]

  6. Chinese ideals of female beauty - Wikipedia

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    Edited photographs of young Chinese women's eyes were presented to the test participants. It found that there was significant preference for the double eyelid while the single eyelid was considered to be the least attractive. [15] Because of this, many Chinese women go through a surgery that creates a fold in the upper eyelid giving them the ...

  7. Chinese Girl - Wikipedia

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    Face to face with the woman who is Tretchi's Chinese Girl" at Mail & Guardian "'Chinese Girl': The Mona Lisa of kitsch" at The Independent "'I never made money from the Green Lady,' says Tretchikoff's model" at The Guardian "Gaze of the Green Lady" at BBC News "I was the Chinese Girl in Tretchikoff's painting" BBC News.

  8. Oshiroi - Wikipedia

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    Both geisha and maiko wear oshiroi on the face and neck, but application on the back of the neck differs per occasion. For most situations, a pattern known as eri-ashi ( 襟足 , lit. ' nape legs ' ) is worn, forming two triangular stripes of unpainted skin from the nape of the neck downward.

  9. Kuchisake-onna - Wikipedia

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    Kuchisake-onna (口裂け女, 'Slit-Mouthed Woman') [1] is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore. Described as the malicious spirit, or onryō, of a woman, she partially covers her face with a mask or other item and carries a pair of scissors, a knife, or some other sharp object. She is most often described as a tall woman ...