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Tag: kimono
Michio Ito by A. L. Coburn
James Wallace Pondelicek :: The Sword. “Mlle. Theo Hewes, assisted by M. Symanski, in a picturesque Oriental dance developed from an old Japanese legend”. Published in Shadowland. January 1923 issue.
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Ira Lawrence Hill :: Dancer Ruth St Denis in the Vaudeville version of the Dance of the Flower Arrangement, 1913 / src: NYPL Denishawn Coll.
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Yoshiko Tsubouchi in “Shima no Musume” (The Island Girl) directed by Nomura Hotei, Shōchiku prod., 1933 (src: early Japanese cinema)
Geisha Sakae dressing herself in the mirror, a postcard from around 1905 to 1910. / source: Blue Ruin (Flickr)
Bijin with a Kitten, 1907 / source and high resolution: Blue Ruin
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Kyuzo Okamoto :: Geiko Yachiyo with an Insect Cage, vintage postcard, 1910
Insects as pets. Yachiyo was a famous Osaka geiko (geisha), known for her elegance and her lovely personality. People were said to weep with joy at the sight of her dancing. She joined the flower and willow world at the age of thirteen, left to marry at the age of twenty-nine. / source: Blue Ruin
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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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