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Komachi-beni make-up

Make-Up
2021 (made)
Artist/Maker
Isehan Honten Co., Ltd. (maker)
Place of origin
Tokyo (city) (made)
Japan (made)

Komachi-beni makeup in porcelain bowl, safflower, Arita porcelain ware, by Isehan Honten Co. Ltd., Tokyo, 2021, Japan

Object details

Category
Make-Up
Object type
Make-up
TitleKomachi-beni make-up (trade title)
Materials and techniques
Safflower
Porcelain
Brief description
Komachi-beni makeup in porcelain bowl, safflower, Arita porcelain ware, by Isehan Honten Co. Ltd., Tokyo, 2021, Japan
Production typeMass produced
Gallery label
(31/5/2022)
The cosmetics manufacturer Isehan Honten, established in Edo (present-day Tokyo) in 1825, is the only surviving company that produces beni rouge with an iridescent green lustre. It is made from the highest quality safflower petals, harvested in Yamagata Prefecture in north-east Japan. When applied thickly, the layers of red rouge dry as green. The shade of green differs each year, depending on the harvest quality, production environment and the skills of the artisans making it.
Credit line
Given by Isehan Honten Co., Ltd.
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
FE.205-2022

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Record createdMarch 24, 2022
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1714583/komachi-beni-make-up-make-up-isehan-honten-co/
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