“步步香飞金薄履,盈盈扇掩珊瑚唇”——由古诗词看六朝妇女的容冶妆饰

“Treading with Fragrant Paces and Golden Thin Shoes,I Bashfully Hide my Coral Lips”——Adornments and Make-up of Women in Six Dynasties Shown by Ancient Poems

由《玉台新咏》、《乐府诗集》中相关描述可知,六朝妇女非常注重妆容美,面部妆饰包括画黛、敷粉、涂脂、描唇、贴钿等内容,簪珥、步摇和簪、钗类饰品也非常流行,样式丰富多样,显现出贵族生活的精致与讲究。因此,借助诗词作品既可弥补正史文献的不足,也可了解时人的审美风尚,还可与实物资料相印证,展现出六朝妇女多姿多彩的生活面貌。

From certain peotry anthologies we know that women lived in six dynasties took emphasis on make-up. They had a series of facial dressing toilette, including eyebrow-blacking, powder-applying, fat-smearing, lip-drawing etc. The hairpin sort of things showing the delicacy and exquisite were also popular at that time. Therefore with the help of poems we will have a glimpse of the colorful life of women in six dynasties.