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Painted Eyebrows

Japanese translation: 引眉

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English term or phrase:Painted Eyebrows
Japanese translation:引眉
Entered by: Yasutomo Kanazawa

13:51 Mar 4, 2009
English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - History / Fashion in History
English term or phrase: Painted Eyebrows
Greetings,

As far as I can tell, 引き眉 is used for painted eyebrows nowadays.

However, the term I need is the historical term used for the painted eyebrows sported by high-born women of the time of Shikibu Murasaki etc., i.e. eight hundred years ago or so.

All the best,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:19
引眉
Explanation:
平安時代の日本の上流社会では、眉毛を抜いた上で「掃墨」という粉末状の墨で眉を描く風習があり、引眉と呼ばれた。
During the Heian Period, which Shikibu Murasaki lived, in the upper class society, women plucked their eyebrows, and used a powdered charcoal called 「掃墨」to paint their eyebrows, and this was called 引眉。(From Wikipedia)
So I guess the wording hasn't changed for over 800 years.
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 15:19
Grading comment
many thanks very good indeed
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painted eyebrows
引眉


Explanation:
平安時代の日本の上流社会では、眉毛を抜いた上で「掃墨」という粉末状の墨で眉を描く風習があり、引眉と呼ばれた。
During the Heian Period, which Shikibu Murasaki lived, in the upper class society, women plucked their eyebrows, and used a powdered charcoal called 「掃墨」to paint their eyebrows, and this was called 引眉。(From Wikipedia)
So I guess the wording hasn't changed for over 800 years.

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 15:19
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
Grading comment
many thanks very good indeed
Notes to answerer
Asker: Many thanks! What is the correct pronunciation of 掃墨, please? I can't find it anywhere.

Asker: Ah! http://www.h4.dion.ne.jp/~kirasyui/tutumi/haizumi/haizumitop.html gives はいずみ as the reading.


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agree  Yumico Tanaka (X)
6 mins
  -> ありがとうございます。
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