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O-Emi of Kyoto 1913

京美人 (Kyō Bijin) おゑみ (O-Emi)

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More photos of Umemai's misedashi

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Swallows and Butterflies 1913 by Blue Ruin 1

Geigi (geisha) Teruha of the Shinbashi geisha district in Tokyo, wearing a kimono with a Late Spring (April) motif of swallows and large (silver?) butterflies. Swallows represent meekness, gentleness, sweetness and grace, while butterflies represent innocence and beauty.

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This weekend we celebrated the erikae of geiko Mitsuyo: after completing her maiko apprenticeship, she has graduated into a full fledged geiko of Miyajimacho. Congratulations!

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Fireflies in the Early Summer by Watanabe Shoka (19th Century)

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Looking out over the Kamogawa 1910s by Blue Ruin1 on Flickr.

Via Flickr: The maiko (apprentice geisha) third from the left, wearing the purple kimono, is probably Momotaro. The three junior maiko in the middle, including Momotaro, have especially beautiful kanoko-dome (central hair-jewells) in their wareshinobu hairdos.

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Maiko Mitsuyo performing ''Kurokami'', wearing the sakkou hairstyle and a special kuromontsuki for the end of her apprenticeship.

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Shimada Hairstyle: The lovely traditional hairdo of Japanese women.

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Tatsumi Shimura aka Tatsumi Sentaro aka 志村立美 (Japanese, 1907-1980, b. Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan) - くちべに ( Lipstick ) from Two Subjects of Japanese Women, Vol 2 series, c. 1980, First Edition.  Woodblock

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To the person who asked this: you are probably being scammed by the person previously known as ''himari'' who is now going around claiming to be a geiko from Fukushima (and a few other things).

I think my friend is lying about being a Geiko and I want to find out the truth. Was there any retitrment recently in the okiya "Fukushima" she says she was a :"Geiko" and I really don't believe her.

No, both Fumino and Shino of Fukushima are still active and will be performing in the Miyako Odori next month. Your "friend" is totally lying ^^

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“Many sad and tragic love affairs followed—some overlapping, and some without love. There were also times when a sense of duty or situation caused me to become the mistress or passing lover of many men. “

Elegy of the shining leaf, 9-fingered geisha Teruha

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Flowering Plum and Moon by Ohara Koson. Ohara Koson (1877 – 1945) was a Japanese painter and printmaker of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, part of the shin-hanga (“new prints”) movement.

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Kaga-Yuzen kimono

Isshu Okuhara

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Envelope Meiji- Showa (-1946)

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[Shukufuku (Blessing)], moving art piece by Shiori Matsura depicting kitsune Kuzunoha, in her human shape, lovingly embracing her young son (who will grow to become famous onmyoji Abe no Seimei.)

The shadow nicely echoes the famous ukiyoe “The Fox Woman, Kuzunoha, Leaving Her Child” by Yoshitoshi:

(I had a hard time getting in winter holiday mood this year... As I am writing this, I just can wish you and your loved ones the best on this Christmas day. Take care and let's hold on together <3)

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Gion Bayashi aka A Geisha (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953)

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Lovely early autumn outfit, pairing a lightweight brown kimono with hishi (diamond shape, originally stylized caltrop/water chestnut), with a refined obi depicting kikyo (Chinese bellflower) and azami (thistle) over golden disk/a full moon.