Why did the imperial concubine of the Tang Dynasty have patterns on her brow? What's the name of that pattern?

An ornament worn by women in the old days.

This makeup method, also known as flowers, face flowers and decals, is a small decoration attached to the eyebrows and face.

As for the origin of flower bud, according to the record quoted from Wu Hou Ji in Song Gaocheng's Miscellaneous Five Elements Book, in the Southern Dynasties, "Princess Shouyang, a woman, had a chapter under the eaves of the temple, and plum blossoms fell on her forehead, which could not be removed. After washing for three days, it fell down, and the maids were very strange and contended for the result. " I don't know why it is called "plum blossom makeup" or "Shouyang makeup".

In the Song Dynasty, plum blossom makeup was still popular. Wang Zao sang in Ode to Drunk Flowers: "There is a gap in the boat curtain, the beauty is half exposed to plum makeup, and Lv Yun is as low as a flower."

It was also in the Tang Dynasty that decals became popular. What is the bud made of? In ancient times, the materials for making flower buds were very rich, including gold foil, paper, fish scales and camellia cakes. The most interesting thing is that even dragonfly wings can be used as flower buds! For example, "Dream of Louis" written in the Song Dynasty said: "In the late Tang Dynasty, the imperial court or the net got dragonflies and loved their delicate green, so they painted their wings with golden pens and made small flowers." It can be seen that in ancient times, women's makeup methods were not only rich, but also unique and eclectic. The colors of flower buds are red, green and yellow. And there is a saying in the well-known Mulan Ci. In addition to the plum blossom shape, there are all kinds of birds, small fish and ducklings, which are very beautiful and novel.

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