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CLAMP Exhibition Official Art Book COLOR KURO

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Hi! I have a question. Im not entirely sure if these belong to chinese fashion because I only ever saw them in uncredited pictures. Theyre very intricate "eye patches", seemingly made from like gold or metal? they cover only one eye and I was wondering if they have a name or if its something made up? thank you for all your work!

Hi, thanks for the question, and sorry for taking ages to reply! (x)

The intricate gold/metal "eye patches" covering only one eye that you see are most likely based on "半面妆/Ban Mian Zhuang" ("Half Face Makeup"), a popular Chinese novel written by 萧十一狼/Xiao Shi Yi Lang and published in 2015. Well-known Chinese gufeng-style illustrator 古戈力/Gu Ge Li provided beautiful artwork for the novel, as seen below (1, 2):

Gu Ge Li's artwork inspired many hanfu photoshoots with ornate eyemasks (1, 2, 3, 4, 5):

These eyemasks are essentially made-up fantasy masks with Chinese elements incorporated into the design. They are not based on historical Chinese masks, which look very different. Thus you can just call them 面具/mianju, which is the general Chinese term for masks.

On a related note, similar types of fantasy masks also appear frequently in Chinese guzhuang (period costume) films & dramas, especially in the wuxia and xianxia genres. As @audreydoeskaren touched on in this post, these masks are typically not historically accurate, but are included for aesthetic effect (like many other elements in guzhuang media).

Below - fantasy masks in Chinese film/dramas. Clockwise from top left: women - Painted Skin: The Resurrection, Legend of Nine Tails Fox, The Empress of China, The Blue Whisper; men - Love and Redemption, Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky, The Untamed, Battle Through the Heavens:

Deriving inspiration from art and television, fantasy masks have become a popular accessory for hanfu photoshoots.

For more examples of Chinese masks (both historical & fantasy), please see my masks and eyemask tags.

Hope this helps! ^^

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CLAMP Exhibition Official Art Book COLOR SHIRO Watch the video below for the flipthrough review. If you like the artbook, please support the artist by buying a copy ^_^

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Kunihiko Tanaka - RYU-KOTSU Artbook Watch the video below for the complete flipthrough review. If you like the artbook, please support the artist by buying a copy ^_^

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OLD XIAN ART COLLECTION 3 '19 DAYS' Artbook Watch the video below for the complete flipthrough review. If you like the artbook, please support the artist by buying a copy ^_^

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Atsushi Ohkubo Artworks: Soul Eater Soul Art Encore! Artbook Watch the video below for the flipthrough review. If you like the artbook, please support the artist by buying a copy ^_^

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KOU Artworks: RED Artbook

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Botanic Stained Glass - Yuga's Sketches Book Check the flipthrough review below. If you like the artbook, please support the artist(s) by buying a copy ^_^