Mo No No Ke: face, pants, shoes... sword!

NOTE: some images missing, lost in journal-transfer

A note about Kabuki makeup, from Kabuki Story:

The colours used in kumadori are of great significance, and it is these that highlight the emotion and temperament of the character.

beni (deep red) — anger, indignation, forcefulness, obstinacy
beni (red) — activeness, eagerness, passion, vigour
usuaka (pink or pale red) — cheerfulness, youthfulness, gaiety
asagi (light blue) — calmness, coolness, composure
ai (indigo) — melancholy, gloominess
midori (very light green) — tranquillity
murasaki (purple) — sublimity, nobility, loftiness
taisha (brown or burnt sienna) — selfishness, egotism, dejection
usuzumii (grey on chin) — dreariness, cheerlessness
sumi (black) — fear, terror, fright, gloom

note to branchandroot: how do these line up with the research you've done on colors? is there a correlation?

( You didn't think that was the end of it, did you? More behind the cut, and lots of images, but mostly compiling & noting research results, little analysis. )

More coming as my brain resolidifies. Two more days of no dishwasher, but I'm not even going to go there, not tonight. Sigh.