Maiko Teru with a Festival Lantern 1930s

Maiko Teru with a Festival Lantern 1930s

Teru wearing a Fuji (Wisteria) motif Kimono and Kanzashi (hair ornament), with a festival lantern across her shoulder.

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Uploaded on Mar 7, 2012

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Maiko Chikayu 1930s

Maiko Chikayu 1930s

She appears in the 1939 Miyako Odori (Cherry Dance) programme. I like the Itomaki (thread spool) pattern on her naga-juban (inner kimono).

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Uploaded on Mar 7, 2012

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Geiko holding a Daruma Doll 1900

Geiko holding a Daruma Doll 1900

A hand-coloured postcard from around 1900.

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Uploaded on Mar 7, 2012

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Geisha Sakae looking in a Mirror 1910s

Geisha Sakae looking in a Mirror 1910s

Sakae dressing herself in the mirror, a postcard from the late 1910s or early 1920s.

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Uploaded on Mar 5, 2012

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Geiko Tomigiku dressed for the Miyako Odori 1920s

Geiko Tomigiku dressed for the Miyako Odori 1920s

Tomigiku in a dancing pose for the Miyako Odori (Cherry Dance) in Kyoto.

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Uploaded on Mar 2, 2012

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Geiko in Profile 1930s

Geiko in Profile 1930s

A postcard from the late 1920s or early 1930s.

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Uploaded on Mar 1, 2012

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Kabuki - Heian Period Court Lady 1910s

Kabuki - Heian Period Court Lady 1910s

Under magnification, you can clearly see that the outside corners of his eyes are painted red,...

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Uploaded on Feb 28, 2012

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Tayuu and Kamuro in front of a Kohaku-maku 1920s

Tayuu and Kamuro in front of a Kohaku-maku 1920s

This postcard shows a Tayuu (Japanese Courtesan) and two Kamuro (Child Attendants) standing in front...

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Uploaded on Feb 27, 2012

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Kamuro Doll with Inari Fox

Kamuro Doll with Inari Fox

According to “The Nightless City” by J.E. de Becker, first published in 1899, Zegen (Procurers)...

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Uploaded on Feb 27, 2012

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Three Maiko Girls with a Camera 1920s

Three Maiko Girls with a Camera 1920s

Maiko Hatsuko holding a camera, while two other Maiko girls (Apprentice Geisha) look on, a postcard from the mid 1920s.

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Uploaded on Feb 26, 2012

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Osaka Geiko holding a Flower Ball 1908

Osaka Geiko holding a Flower Ball 1908

This postcard was published in Sano City, Osaka and postmarked Tientsin (Tianjin), China, November...

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Uploaded on Feb 24, 2012

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Maiko Naruko and Maiko Hisayuu plus Friend 1930s

Maiko Naruko and Maiko Hisayuu plus Friend 1930s

Maiko Naruko standing on the far right of the picture, Maiko Hisayuu sitting on the left of the...

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Uploaded on Feb 20, 2012

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Geiko Momotaro with a Vase of Roses 1920s

Geiko Momotaro with a Vase of Roses 1920s

A hand-coloured postcard of Momotaro from around the 1920s. I love the ran-kiku (spider chrysanthemum) in her hair.

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Uploaded on Feb 18, 2012

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Playing the Taiko and the Kotsuzumi 1910s

Playing the Taiko and the Kotsuzumi 1910s

A very young, Maiko Tomigiku playing the Taiko (large drum), with a more senior Maiko playing the...

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Uploaded on Feb 14, 2012

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Mizoguchi at the Premier of Ugetsu 1953

Mizoguchi at the Premier of Ugetsu 1953

The renowned Japanese Director, Kenji Mizoguchi (centre), shown here attending the premier of his...

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Uploaded on Feb 14, 2012

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Geiko Danko 1920s

Geiko Danko 1920s

A postcard from the early 1920s. Inscribed "for you this young lady". Sent from Kyoto to Argentina.

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Uploaded on Feb 13, 2012

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Danko and Tomigiku 1920s

Danko and Tomigiku 1920s

Geiko Danko (on the right) and Geiko Tomigiku (on the left), two Taisho period geisha from Kyoto.

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Uploaded on Feb 12, 2012

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Cricket Cage Kimono 1960s

Cricket Cage Kimono 1960s

A peach-coloured Ro (silk gauze) Kimono, decorated with Koorogi (Crickets) and Mushi Kago (Insect...

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Uploaded on Feb 11, 2012

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