To be fair that looks like my dad and brother. The dude on the right has my nose lol.
Rope56 on
These are Simpsons characters
bobeee_kryant on
I vaguely remember reading in college that both the first Portugese arriving in Japan and their Japanese counterparts each describing each other (not to each others’ faces, of course) as “savages”
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I personally believe japanese painters just sucked. All the paintings have weird googly eyes and what not and sure some professional fancy art expert says it was just a style for the period, but i for one think they were just not at the same level as europeans.
Conan-Da-Barbarian on
Close enough
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Cicer on
Those are not round eye
Euphoric-Owl5065 on
If you read the Wikipedia article for kung fu they basically describe the guy who came over and invented it (even though he has a sankrit like name) as being European. “Blue eyes”.
It’s interesting to say the least, but for context this is how they were illustrating themselves.
PanicDeus on
Hmmm…no. The artist was probably following the particular style of drawing from Japan.
Edit : removed a broken link
frosty_lizard on
Is that facepaint on the right side image?
Scrambledcat on
Beavis and Butthead, the originals
This_Elk_1460 on
Nailed it
WaffleHouseGladiator on
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Known-Activity1437 on
Haha racism
fluffysmaster on
Those long nosed, hairy gaijin!
ImaginaryTrick6182 on
They got my nose proportion right
ravihpa on
That painter must be smoking some good shit!
readytall on
Maybe they were from LA downtown
bobbigmac on
Isn’t this just a Joe Rogan podcast screenshot
Beer-astronaut on
Would love to see a translation of those “vibrant descriptions “ he mentions.
FormerAd1992 on
Japan had been trading with the Dutch and Portuguese for a while before the US made major overtures. They would be familiar with white people
forvirradsvensk on
No, this was an artistic image for propaganda purposes. Ukiyo-e art style uses caricature to begin with – much like political cartoons you’d see in Western newspapers of the time (or even today). The Japanese had been dealing with white Europeans for centuries.
lomographicaudiofile on
Is that beavis and butthead
Firetv507 on
Feudal Beavis & Butt-Head.
skildert on
Pretty apt :3
Hello1012525 on
Mario and Luigi concept art
SongFeisty8759 on
I remember seeing a woodcutting of the the birth of a half Dutch, half japanese child who was born with a full beard and immediately kicked the midwife across the room.
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This is one person’s interpretation.
To be fair that looks like my dad and brother. The dude on the right has my nose lol.
These are Simpsons characters
I vaguely remember reading in college that both the first Portugese arriving in Japan and their Japanese counterparts each describing each other (not to each others’ faces, of course) as “savages”
I personally believe japanese painters just sucked. All the paintings have weird googly eyes and what not and sure some professional fancy art expert says it was just a style for the period, but i for one think they were just not at the same level as europeans.
Close enough
Those are not round eye
If you read the Wikipedia article for kung fu they basically describe the guy who came over and invented it (even though he has a sankrit like name) as being European. “Blue eyes”.
Ironic portrayal of eyes
Top tier casting.
https://preview.redd.it/7zuvki0z1x0g1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e263006f06369139ea919b876d8ac7bfac7402dc
About right.
The eyes suggest that the portraits were drawn from a second=hand description.
I just like that they saw the American sailors and thought “Damn they’re hairy”
Pretty accurate.
Boys got them Bugle-brows.
on the point
This isn’t so egregious when you look at how they portrayed themselves. It was just an artistic style.
and they look entirely normal when compared to how they drew themselves
https://preview.redd.it/wmvlzt0f5x0g1.jpeg?width=376&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d7919a2e9efdd298c9698ecd6ba5913f32488753
It’s interesting to say the least, but for context this is how they were illustrating themselves.
Hmmm…no. The artist was probably following the particular style of drawing from Japan.
Edit : removed a broken link
Is that facepaint on the right side image?
Beavis and Butthead, the originals
Nailed it
Haha racism
Those long nosed, hairy gaijin!
They got my nose proportion right
That painter must be smoking some good shit!
Maybe they were from LA downtown
Isn’t this just a Joe Rogan podcast screenshot
Would love to see a translation of those “vibrant descriptions “ he mentions.
Japan had been trading with the Dutch and Portuguese for a while before the US made major overtures. They would be familiar with white people
No, this was an artistic image for propaganda purposes. Ukiyo-e art style uses caricature to begin with – much like political cartoons you’d see in Western newspapers of the time (or even today). The Japanese had been dealing with white Europeans for centuries.
Is that beavis and butthead
Feudal Beavis & Butt-Head.
Pretty apt :3
Mario and Luigi concept art
I remember seeing a woodcutting of the the birth of a half Dutch, half japanese child who was born with a full beard and immediately kicked the midwife across the room.