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  2. Japanese female beauty practices and ideals - Wikipedia

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    Japanese female beauty practices and ideals are a cultural set of standards in relevance to human physical appearance and aesthetics. Distinctive features of Japanese aesthetics have the following qualities: simplicity, elegance, suggestion, and symbolism. [1] Concepts of female beauty originate from its traditional culture which has lasted for ...

  3. Feminine beauty ideal - Wikipedia

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    Feminine beauty ideal. The feminine beauty ideal is a specific set of beauty standards regarding traits that are ingrained in women throughout their lives and from a young age to increase their perceived physical attractiveness. It is experienced by many women in the world, though the traits change over time and vary in country and culture.

  4. Ono no Komachi - Wikipedia

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    Ono no Komachi. Ono no Komachi (小野 小町, c. 825 – c. 900[citation needed]) was a Japanese waka poet, one of the Rokkasen —the six best waka poets of the early Heian period. She was renowned for her unusual beauty, and Komachi is today a synonym for feminine beauty in Japan. [1] She also counts among the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals.

  5. Wabi-sabi - Wikipedia

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    In traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi (侘び寂び) is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. [2] The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of appreciating beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" in nature. [3] It is prevalent in many forms of Japanese art. [4][5]

  6. Yamato nadeshiko - Wikipedia

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    The official nickname of the Japan women's national football team is Nadeshiko Japan (なでしこジャパン), which was derived from Yamato nadeshiko. [12]Despite being more successful than their male counterparts, Samurai Blue (サムライ・ブルー), Nadeshiko Japan gets significantly less recognition; instead, the media trivializes their impressive skills and success [opinion] by ...

  7. History of makeup in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Tomio Nagase founded Nagase shoten which was Koa's predecessor in 1887. Kao soap, a high-grade cosmetic soap, was launched in 1890, and the product was a big hit. This inspired the toiletry market in Japan. Some time after World War II, Kao established their first overseas operation base in Thailand in 1964.

  8. Japanese aesthetics - Wikipedia

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    Japanese aesthetics. Japanese aesthetics comprise a set of ancient ideals that include wabi (transient and stark beauty), sabi (the beauty of natural patina and aging), and yūgen (profound grace and subtlety). [1] These ideals, and others, underpin much of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms on what is considered tasteful or beautiful.

  9. Uemura Shōen - Wikipedia

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    Order of Culture. Uemura Shōen (上村 松園, April 23, 1875 – August 27, 1949) was the pseudonym of an artist in Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa period Japanese painting. Her real name was Uemura Tsune. Shōen was known primarily for her bijin-ga, or paintings of beautiful women, in the nihonga style, although she produced numerous works ...