There are many countries in the global village with us, and each country has different nationalities. Every country and nation has its own cultural beliefs and living habits. It is these differences that make up this colorful world.
I miss China, which has a long history and different cultures and customs. Today, although the 56 brothers and sisters raised by the Chinese nation are more and more like China, each nation still retains its own cultural characteristics, and many ethnic groups still retain their own traditional costumes and food culture.
Japan and China are separated by a sea, and they are a yamato country. Yamato and China are both in Asia, and there are some similarities in customs and habits. To put it bluntly, some flavors are homologous. After all, in ancient Ryukyu, many things had to be learned from the Central Plains Dynasty. The kimono of Dahe nationality is very similar to the clothing of Tang Dynasty in China. Its predecessor also incorporated the design elements of Wu costumes in the Three Kingdoms period, and gradually improved, eventually forming a standard kimono style.
We used to have similarities in clothes, but we were quite different in makeup. In the Tang Dynasty, when China's diplomacy reached its peak, women's makeup was mainly lines and temperament. In short, according to the five senses, the makeup will be more generous and gorgeous.
Japanese makeup can't be appreciated in ancient and modern times. Ancient Japanese people like to shave their eyebrows and dye their teeth black, which is a recognized beauty in ancient Japan and of course a unique beauty. They think that the shallower the eyebrows are shaved, the darker the teeth are dyed, the better they look.
The popularity of this kind of cosmetics began with the nobles in heian period. At that time, families and officials with specific identities, both men and women, had this makeup. Shave off your eyebrows and draw two dots on your forehead with ink, which are called temple eyebrows. Eyebrow trimming originated in the Tang Dynasty in ancient China. Women in the Tang dynasty will modify their eyebrows to make themselves look more atmospheric. In Japan, shaving eyebrows became shaving, which gradually became a unique culture of the Japanese nation. This process can also be regarded as the evolution of culture.
Speaking of black teeth, this is also a popular makeup of ancient Japanese aristocrats, and the production process of dyes for dyeing teeth is very complicated. Mix wine, sugar, vinegar and other ingredients, add iron filings and dye the teeth black. In addition, according to legend, all adult women should be like this. When they come of age, they are eligible to get married.
According to folklore, adult men don't marry women without teeth.
Ancient Japanese women like to draw a big white face, paint it with thick rouge powder and draw the same effect. It is said that people in ancient love women proved that they were married. It's easy to tell. Another function is to draw a big white face. Even when dancing at night, it will be dazzling and show the beauty of dance.
Nowadays, when Japan celebrates traditional festivals, geisha will March in the streets, and they will keep this makeup. Of course, they only wear this kind of makeup on special occasions.
Most Japanese women still paint cosmetics that are in line with the current fashion, which is more in line with the aesthetics of modern and contemporary people. There is no such thing as ancient Japanese women.
Generally speaking, the makeup of ancient Japanese women is influenced by the times and environmental background, and it is the product of culture under the background of the times. Now I have a different vision. There were 369 in ancient times. There are other manifestations of respect and inferiority. Nobles use special cosmetics to set off their identity.