Topknots on women?

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Topknots on women?

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Picked up Nilson Groundthumper and Hermy yesterday -- short but sweet (make that awesome)!

Still powering through UY back issues to catch up to the current storyline (just finished Book 25). As I was reading everything so quickly, back to back, I noticed something about the female Samurai in this comic, especially Tomoe and Inazuma. Their ponytails are in the same position as male topknots (chonmage?). Tomoe, in fact, thus has two ponytails! Was this an actual hairstyle for active samurai women, or just an artistic convention on Stan's part?
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