Obiage – un regard oblique

Three Maiko, 1928. Three maiko (apprentice geisha), Takewaka on the left, Tomeko in the centre and Satogiku on the right. / src: Blue Ruin

Geiko Tomeko, sometime around the 1930′s / source: Blue Ruin

Four Maiko Girls, 1930′s, From left to right: Mameraku, [unknown], Tamiko, Satochiyo.

I think that their obi-age (the fabric strip above their sashes) is particularly lovely. src: Blue Ruin