Я раньше кажется такую версию на форуме выдавал, только никто не ответил... А теперь можно сказать, что все доказано. Ура!
А то мне давно уже хотелось узнать про то, зачем зубы чернить. Кстати, может быть есть точные данные, как они это делали?
Норман, ты прямо как не в Интернете
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Did Japanese women used to paint their teeth black?
Yes, until the nineteenth century some Japanese women used to dye their teeth black as part of their makeup. This was called ohaguro (black teeth). It was thought that black teeth made a woman look beautiful. The dye was made by soaking iron in tea or sake (rice wine) until the liquid turned black. Unfortunately the dye sometimes contained lead, which can make people sick or even kill them. Ohaguro has a long history but was most popular in around the 1700s. It continued until the late 1800s. In 1873, the Empress of Japan appeared in public with her own white teeth showing, and it seems that other women copied her. This may have been how teeth blackening died out.
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The traditional Japanese diet is inextricably linked to health and medicine, and beautiful hair and skin rely on good health. In the past Japanese women painted their faces white and teeth black (small mouths were considered beautiful, and women showing their teeth was frowned upon), but since the Meiji period (1868 - 1912), western cosmetics and concepts of beauty have, for better or for worse, had a huge influence on Japan.