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The motif on her obi looks a bit like a pinwheel, but I think that it is in fact a type of Frangipani Flower called Plumeria Japanese Lantern www.flickr.com/photos/lopaka/388390062/
One writer gains access to a geisha school to watch the entertainers prepare for their public performance at the Gion Odori dance festival.
As cortesãs Oiran (花魁) eram consideradas – tanto em termos sociais quanto no entretenimento que proporcionavam – como estando acima das prostitutas comuns. Saiba mais!
Cuando la mayoría de las personas escuchan la palabra Geisha, creen que es un nombre exótico para «prostituta». Nada más lejano; quizá para nuestra mente occidental; porque ante todo, una gei…
This postcard dates to around the mid 1920s.
偶然「かにかくに祭」の会場を通りかかりました(^-^) かにかくに祭の詳細はこちら参照で （※11月8日撮影）何も知らず、とりあえず祇園白...
Koyakko (小奴) was a talented dancer in the Shinbashi geisha district of Tokyo. After the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 she succeeded to the professional name of Hanayagi Sumi (花柳寿美) and went on to modernize traditional dance-drama. A motion picture was later made of her career.
May 五月 gogatsu, month of early rice planting. Meigi (famous geisha) Era Kayo dressed as a ‘Shibaraku’ Kabuki warrior.
Japanese hairstyles modeled by two geiko (geisha) from Osaka, Tondaya Yachiyo and Itakō Chiyo.
I recently interviewed the maiko Takahina from Gion Kobu. Those of you familiar with the world of geisha and maiko already know that they rarely speak on the record about their professions in any significant detail. The most common explanation I have heard for this reticence is that geiko and maiko
上七軒舞妓 さと雛さん The maiko (apprentice geisha) Satohina. Together with other maiko and geiko (geisha) of the Kamishichiken district, Satohina was hosting an open air tea ceremony at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan. © All Rights Reserved by Michael Chandler Enquiries: limescl [at] yahoo.co.jp
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These portraits of maiko Toshikana and maiko Mamefuji highlight the differences lighting and posing can make when revealing someone's personality.
The Oiran Yoso-oi Seated at Her Toilet - Japanese, ca. 1754-1806 - Artist Nationality: Japanese - Original Medium, Materials or Technique: Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paperWe print high quality reproductions of historical maps, photographs, prints, etc. Because of their historical nature, some of these images may show signs of wear and tear - small rips, stains, creases, etc. We believe that in many cases this contributes to the historical character of the item.
See also: The Smiling/Laughing Geisha This is the story of Teruha. Her real name was Tatsuko Takaoka. She was born in Osaka in 1896, the illegitimate child of a philandering father who, seeing a good way to make some money, sold her into the willow world of Osaka at the age of 12. It is
L'histoire des 47 ronin est une grande légende nationale japonaise. Cela pourrait bien être la plus grande vengeance que l'humanité ait pu connaître 🇯🇵
These portraits of maiko Toshikana and maiko Mamefuji highlight the differences lighting and posing can make when revealing someone's personality.
Two Maiko (Apprentice Geisha) wearing Autumn ensembles. The girl on the left-hand side of the picture is wearing a classic combination of Sakura (cherry blossom) and Momiji (maple leaves), together with a Rangiku (spider chrysanthemum) Eri (inside collar), while the girl on the right-hand side of the picture is wearing Kiku (chrysanthemums) and Kikyou (Chinese bellflower).
Her name is written in kanji on the back of the postcard.
A Maiko (Apprentice Geisha) wearing a beautiful Shibori Hikizuri (Trailing Kimono). A postcard from the late 1920s or early 1930s.
