Comments on: Sketchbook: Japanese Woman http://douglasjohnston.net/archives/2005/09/19/sketchbook-japanese-woman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sketchbook-japanese-woman random musings from a primate Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:14:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rob http://douglasjohnston.net/archives/2005/09/19/sketchbook-japanese-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-94157 Rob Thu, 06 Oct 2005 15:47:15 +0000 http://www.douglasjohnston.net/weblog/archives/2005/09/12/sketchbook-japanese-woman/#comment-94157 And that wig is heavy! My wife wore one for our wedding... It looked great though. And that wig is heavy! My wife wore one for our wedding… It looked great though.

]]> By: Zak http://douglasjohnston.net/archives/2005/09/19/sketchbook-japanese-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-91166 Zak Sun, 02 Oct 2005 08:09:25 +0000 http://www.douglasjohnston.net/weblog/archives/2005/09/12/sketchbook-japanese-woman/#comment-91166 Did you know that almost all those traditional Japanese hair-styles require wigs to add volume to the hair? That's because back in the day, hundreds of years ago in Japan, having voluminous (as in--more so than humanly possible) amounts of hair was considered a symbol of health and wealth. My barber here in Kyoto is into traditional hair, so he tells me these things. Did you know that almost all those traditional Japanese hair-styles require wigs to add volume to the hair?

That’s because back in the day, hundreds of years ago in Japan, having voluminous (as in–more so than humanly possible) amounts of hair was considered a symbol of health and wealth.

My barber here in Kyoto is into traditional hair, so he tells me these things.

]]> By: purple http://douglasjohnston.net/archives/2005/09/19/sketchbook-japanese-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-89417 purple Wed, 28 Sep 2005 21:46:26 +0000 http://www.douglasjohnston.net/weblog/archives/2005/09/12/sketchbook-japanese-woman/#comment-89417 Wow, your drawing is super! Thanks for sharing your sketches. Wow, your drawing is super! Thanks for sharing your sketches.

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