Geikos presenting a performance

Geikos presenting a performance

The two women seem to be imitating a musume-gidayu or female ballad-drama. A rice box is used as a lectern. The woman on the left is wearing a towel in comical style, while the woman on the right is pretending to play the shamisen lute with a broom and wooden rice scoop. Their elaborate attire probably elicited great laughter.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number49‐10‐0]

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  • ILEA000319625
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  • 1900/12/31 00:19:00
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