Grease paint

Japanese: grease paint(英語表記)greasepaint
Grease paint

…A type of makeup cosmetic. In English, it is called grease paint. It was sold by the Parisian company Dorin, mainly for stage makeup, and was imported to Japan around the end of the Meiji period and sold under the product name “Bâton Dorin.”

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "grease paint" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…メーキャップ化粧品の一種。英語ではグリース・ペイントgrease paintと呼ばれるもの。パリのドーランDorin社から,主として舞台化粧用として発売されていたもので,明治の末ころから日本にも輸入され,〈バトン・ドーランbâton dorin〉の商品名で売り出された。…

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