thekimonogallery: Sada Yakko, about 1900. The daughter of a decaying samurai family, Sada was adopt
thekimonogallery: Sada Yakko, about 1900. The daughter of a decaying samurai family, Sada was adopted into a geisha household after the death of her parents. She was educated in dance and music, becoming a virtuoso playing the koto. She was Geisha, she was Puccini’s muse, she was painted by Picasso, she inspired Debussy, painters, poets and playwrights. -- source link