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Representation of French people, as seen from 1860s Japan (media.kbin.social)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The eyes are somewhat wider than in depictions of Japanese, but stylistic habits are hard to break.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

It's also interesting how much thicker they make the eyebrows for non-Japanese, as well as their facial hair. I suppose they were trying to be accurate (or stylistic) of hairstyles at the time.

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