sanpei jiman　三平二満

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Also read sanpei niman. A homely woman's face characterized by three flat or low parts (sanpei 三平; the forehead, nose and chin) and two full, bulging cheeks (jiman 二満). The term sanpei jiman is found in the joururi 浄瑠璃 play, KEISEI HANGONKOU 傾城反魂香 (1708) by the famous Edo period playwright Chikamatsu Monzaemon 近松門左衛門 (1653-1724). The mask and expression was widely used by then.

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