In the edo-period Japanese aesthetic, the eyes and the lips are exaggereatedly small and the nose is straight long and points downward. The face is white and long, the features small and gathered in the middle of the face. Their chins are large and their limbs thin.
One edo-period ideal expressed in these pictures was the concept of refinement (iki). Three elements withing iki were spirit (hari), allure (bitai) and urbanity (akanuke).
Courtesans with elaborate hairstyles and expensive kimono were an ideal emphasised in art from this era.
Top to Bottom Pictures by: Utagawa Toyoharu, Utagawa Toyokuni, Chobunsai Eishi
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Hi, may I ask you from which source you got this information? Could you give any bibliographic data? Thanks in advance!
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