Why do samurais in japanese woodblock paintings often have crossed eyes?

Question: Why do samurais in japanese woodblock paintings often have crossed eyes!?

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When blood pressure of the head rise, eyeballs become slightly cross-eyed!. To depict samurais as powerful and masculine, woodblock paintings exaggerate crossed-eyes!. On the other hand, women were often depicted as very small eyes!. Probably small eyes were thought as beautiful and feminine!.
http://ja!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/%E7%94%BB%E!.!.!.

Kabuki also uses this method!.
http://www!.kabuki-bito!.jp/theaters/kabuk!.!.!.
There were a lot of woodblock print of kabuki stars in Edo era so probably you are referring to this!.Www@QuestionHome@Com