folding fan – un regard oblique

Atelier Balasz

:: Lady with a plume fan. Portrait in Profile, August 1927. Published in ‘Die Dame’ in 1927. Courtesy of Getty Images

François Bertin :: Untitled, 1925. Gelatin silver print. From “Erotic Photography” by Alexandre Dupuy (p.147), 2011 / source:

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Ashibe Odori, 1910′s
Maiko (apprentice geisha) Yachiyo II of Osaka, dressed for the Ashibe Odori, the public dances of the Nanchi Gokagai (Southern five geisha districts), which were first performed in November 1888. The geiko (geisha) of Osaka are known for their “hera-hera odori” or dances that feature acrobatic stunts such as handstands. / src: Blue Ruin

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