Momotarō 桃太郎 - Taishō Era Maiko & Geiko

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About Momotarō 桃太郎 - Taishō Era Maiko & Geiko

This group is for the collection of photographs and postcards of Momotarō, a Taishō era maiko, and eventually, geiko.

When one browses through a collection of photographs of maiko and geiko from Taishō era, it soon becomes apparent that Momotarō, with her warm and infectious smile, must have been a photographer favourite of the times. She was frequently photographed not only as a sole model, but with a large group of the same maiko, along with the same two geiko who are assumed to be her oneesan (older sister). When photographed as a group, she is often featured in a nurturing role with either maiko that appear to be her direct peers, or younger maiko.

For more information on Momotarō, please visit:
www.immortalgeisha.com/wiki/index.php?title=Momotaro_(Taisho)

Group Rules
1. Group is invite only. The administrator will be going through Flickr looking for all photographs of Momotarō and inviting the collector to contribute. If the administrator has missed your photo, please contact them and we'll issue an invite.

2. Please only add photographs that you physically own. Do not add auction photographs, or photographs from other websites that are not your own. If it comes to the administrator's attention that the images uploaded are not personally owned, they will be deleted. The only exception is if you have obtained prior permission from the owner and clearly state it on the photograph.

3. Before adding photographs, please review existing photographs to ensure you are not adding a duplicate. Duplicates will be deleted with exceptions to:

- B&W vs Colour. If you have a coloured version of an existing B&W image, or visa versa, please add.

- Your image is of superior quality to the one currently in the group (i.e. no postage stamps on the front, no scratches, foxing, creases, tears).

Is it really Momotarō?
For those new to collecting Momotarō images, and even to experienced collectors, there are two maiko that often get confused for being Momotarō as they have similar facial features, especially when they are smiling. One is from Meiji era, whose name we still don't know, and the other is Showa era maiko, Hiroko.

Here is an example of a Hiroko photograph that is often confused for being Momotarō:



If you are not completely sure that the photograph you have is of Momotarō, please contact the administrators for a second opinion before adding to the group. Any photos added that are not of Momotarō will be deleted.

http://www.immortalgeisha.com/wiki/index.php?title=Momotaro_(Taisho)