indigo blue makeup used in kabuki
A specific type of kumadori (隈取) makeup in kabuki, using indigo blue lines to represent villains, ghosts, or supernatural beings.
In kabuki, indigo blue makeup is used for villains and vengeful spirits.
Compound of 藍 (ai, 'indigo') and 隈 (kuma, 'shadow' or 'makeup lines'), referring to the indigo-colored lines in kabuki makeup.