Kyo-oshiroi (face powder)

Japanese: 京白粉 - きょうおしろい
Kyo-oshiroi (face powder)
〘Noun〙 High-quality white powder produced in Kyoto. Used in the early Edo period. ※Haiku poem Inukoshu (1633) 6 "Furuyuki wa Kyoto oshiroi to miyako na (Shigeyori)"

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Japanese:
〘名〙 京都産の上等な白粉。江戸時代初期に使われた。※俳諧・犬子集(1633)六「ふる雪は京おしろいとみやこ哉〈重頼〉」

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