japonesices: EIRYU — QUEEN of the POSTCARD GEISHAS (1) by Okinawa Soba on Flickr. Judging by t
japonesices: EIRYU — QUEEN of the POSTCARD GEISHAS (1) by Okinawa Soba on Flickr. Judging by the amount of photographs and postcards found today that depict this young Meiji-era Geisha, she rivaled all others for popularity. The sampling of postcard images in this EIRYU Set are all from postcards about 100 years old or more, and represent only a few of the many that may be found.www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/sets/72157623479583013/ Most are hand colored collotype prints, but a few are gelatin silver prints. Although other Maiko and Geisha might have been more famous, it is hard to beat the photographs of EIRYU for getting a wider variety of poses, Kimonos, and props. PS. Want to know what EIRYU and all of her friends and “sisters” did as a real Geisha ? Read this, and feel a bit closer to her and all the other girls : www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2802613366/ Ca.1908-12 hand-colored collotype print. -- source link
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