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  2. Xi Shi - Wikipedia

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    King Goujian of Yue was once imprisoned by King Fuchai of Wu following a military defeat. As a result, the state of Yue became a tributary state to the State of Wu.In a clandestine effort to plot his revenge, King Goujian's minister Wen Zhong suggested training exceptionally beautiful women and offering them to King Fuchai as a tribute, well aware of Fuchai's weakness for beautiful women.

  3. Gallery of Beauties - Wikipedia

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    Gallery of Beauties The Nymphenburg Palace seen from its park. The Gallery of Beauties (German: Schönheitengalerie) is a collection of 38 portraits of the most beautiful women from the nobility and bourgeoisie of Munich, Germany, gathered by King Ludwig I of Bavaria in the south pavilion of his Nymphenburg Palace. [1]

  4. Bijin-ga - Wikipedia

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    In fact, in ukiyo-e bijin-ga, it was not considered important that the picture resemble the facial features of the model, and the depiction of women in ukiyo-e bijin-ga is stylized rather than an attempt to create a realistic image; [4] For example, throughout the Edo period (1603–1867), married women had a custom of shaving their eyebrows ...

  5. Uemura Shōen - Wikipedia

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    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 on historical themes and traditional subjects. Shōen is considered a major innovator in the bijin-ga genre despite the fact she often still used it to depict the traditional ...

  6. Chinese ideals of female beauty - Wikipedia

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    The importance of feminine beauty in China has been deeply ingrained into the culture: historically, a woman's livelihood was often determined by her ability to find an eligible husband, a feat aided by fitting into the cultural ideals of beauty. [2] Black hair that is long, thick and shiny is seen as particularly beautiful among Chinese women.

  7. Four Beauties - Wikipedia

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    One of the earliest references to qualities later associated with the canonical Four Great Beauties appears in the Zhuangzi.In one chapter, the women Mao Qiang and Lady Li are described as "great beauties" who "when fish see them they dart into the depths, when birds see them they soar into the skies, when deer see them they bolt away without looking back".

  8. Utamaro - Wikipedia

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    Later drew pictures of the styles and manners of men and women and resided temporarily with ezōshiya Tsutaya Jūzaburō. Now lives in Benkeibashi . Many nishiki-e. [53] The earliest comprehensive historical and critical works on ukiyo-e came from the West, [54] and often denied Utamaro a place in the ukiyo-e canon. [52]

  9. File:Kitagawa Utamaro - Toji san bijin (Three Beauties of the ...

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    User talk:Hafspajen/Archive 6; Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Kitagawa Utamaro - Toji san bijin (Three Beauties of the Present Day)From Bijin-ga (Pictures of Beautiful Women), published by Tsutaya Juzaburo - Google Art Project.jpg; Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/July-2014; Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/East Asian art

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