Edo Pop Swaps: Green-lipped Geisha

        Keisai Eisen, Woman Putting on Face Powder (detail), 1820–22

Are you admiring me? How beautiful I am! I’m modeling a face powder to make my complexion appear white as a cloud. (Pity it’s made from lead or mercury, but such is the price of beauty.) Plus, my iridescent green lower lip is simply too chic!

LIKES
SPF 100
The ozone layer
Moonlit strolls

DISLIKES
Self bronzers
Days at the beach
Red popsicles

Stop by the MIA the week of November 6 to pick up your Green-lipped Geisha trading card. Collect a free new card each week of the “Edo Pop: The Graphic Impact of Japanese Prints” exhibition. Or buy the complete set at the Museum Shop.

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