Surprised by the “diving bird” of the 19th century Japanese concubines and beauties

If currently people still think that Japanese girls have big faces and single eyelids, then looking at the ancient beauty of the land of the rising sun, you will have to change your opinion.
Over time, the concept of beauty will gradually change in accordance with the times. However, there are still standards of old beauty that make even people of the present shocked and fascinated. In the late 19th century, when Western civilization came to Phu Tang, people were fortunate to capture precious photos of Japanese concubines and beauties.

Thanks to the help of some photo editing software, the faces of the beauties are displayed more clearly and sharper. This is Kusumoto Ine, Japan’s first female Western medicine doctor, highly trusted by the empress and royal concubines. Kusumote not only has a great mastery, but also possesses the standard beauty of the beauty of that time with a high, compact nose bridge and characteristic single eyelid eyes. Photo taken by Le Bon Palace, Princess Consort Itsuko on the wedding day, this is considered one of the most beautiful beauties of the Japanese aristocracy. The eldest daughter of Le Bon Palace Thu Chinh Vuong and Princess Itsuko, Princess Masako, was married to Korea to be the Crown Princess. The saying that a mother is beautiful is not surprising when her daughter is also beautiful. After marriage, Princess Masako was transformed into Phuong Tu, Crown Princess Yi Man of Korea. She was honored as the mother of disabled people in this country. Despite the wave of anti-Japanese protests throughout the country and she is a woman of Japanese descent, she is still very much admired here. Teiko Aoi – The great beauty of Tokyo during the Meiji period. Tazawa Inafune, a talented female writer of Japanese poetry. Possessing a beauty that touches people’s hearts, but the saying “talent of fate” is lucky in her life. The distaste for life is very clearly expressed by the female writer in her poetic works. Young image of Empress Nagako (current mother of Emperor Akihito). This is the oldest empress in Japanese history. She is known for her harsh treatment of her daughter-in-law Michiko. Crown Princess Michiko (now the wife of Emperor Akihito). The old Michiko had a very difficult career when she was originally a commoner and a girl who was passionate about playing tennis. But it was also because of this subject that she fell in love with the emperor. Now she is nearly 90 years old, but her youthful beauty still makes many people bow their heads in respect. A high school teacher in the daily Asahi Shinbun. Although the bangs are cut short on the eyebrows, the lines of this teacher are really beautiful and baby. Unsurprisingly, the geisha is a symbol of Japanese beauty today. Since the last days of the 19th century, geisha drumming, singing and dancing has been highly respected and selected. A Japanese oiran (honeymoon). Oiran is also known as a high-class prostitute in Japan. Compared to a prostitute whose main attraction is sexual activity, prostitutes are the first, typical for entertaining and entertaining guests. guest. Their style of dress and beauty is also more standard and luxurious. Wife and daughter of a marquis. The marquis in those days also represented the rulers and money. Therefore, to be the wife of a marquis must be someone with beautiful beauty and status. Japanese women are famous for being the ideal wife model with many praised virtues such as gentleness, softness and beauty in a special way. Although in the past, there was not much development of technology, but they were also famous as a symbol of beauty and were passed on beauty methods to the next generation and Asian countries. Beautify by adding nutritious food Strangely, the beauty methods of Japanese women in the past and present all come from deep inner values. It is not surprising that Japan’s culinary culture is so rich. They all focus on supplementing essential nutrients for the body, from which the skin and beauty will be nourished and rejuvenated with time. Japanese meals are always full of ingredients such as white rice, seaweed, fish… They eat a lot of seafood to help supplement omega 3 and compounds that help keep the skin from evaporating and losing water even in under many harsh conditions. Make-up from natural ingredients tự Japanese female characters always paint boldly with a white face, thick with lipstick, but most of them are homemade products from natural ingredients. They are quite safe for women’s bare skin. Usually, before applying makeup, they have to use a primer to keep the face from being oily, then a layer of white powder made from seashells or rice flour mixed with water. Contouring powder, eyebrow pencil, eyeshadow are made from saffron, rice flour, Beni, … The prostitutes often take hours to have a proper face. Facial steam to detoxify the skin It is because of that heavy makeup that the skin of the Geisha girls is damaged a lot. Therefore, the girls always have to steam their face with a mixture of lemongrass, lemon, white salt and perilla to help bring out all the residue, dirt or residual makeup on the skin. They often boil the mixture up, then put their face in the rising smoke to open the pores to help wash away the residue of the remaining makeup. It also leaves the skin soft and smooth. Although the makeup is very heavy, the skin of the beauties is still enchanting.