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Showing posts with label Geiko. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Geiko. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Vintage Postcard

A group of Maiko (Apprentice Geisha) standing on the riverbank. Maiko Momotaro is third from the left, facing Maiko Fumiryu. This postcard dates to the late 1910s or early 1920s
Source: flickr

Friday, September 14, 2012

Sada Koyama


Sadayakko as Ophelia, born in 1871, Sadayakko (貞奴) was her stage name as an actress and dancer, derived from a combination of her real name, Sada Koyama, and her geisha name, Yakko. c. 1905
Source: hyperealism