Old Japan

Long Haired Beauty of Old Japan -- The Transformation of a Geisha from East to West, Ca 1905 Meiji-era Portrait of a Japanese girl.

flickr | Okinawa Soba

Maiko Girl

A Maiko Girl (Apprentice Geisha) wearing a Shibori Kimono and a Kusadama (Flower Balls and Ribbons) Obi, 1914

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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

Vintage Postcard

A Lovely Maiko Poses by the Kamo River in Old Kyoto

T. Enami

Three Geisha and a Stone Lantern, ca.1905 by T. Enami of Yokohama

Source: t-enami | flickr | Meiji-era Loveliness