An oiran (a courtesan)

An oiran (a courtesan)

The oiran was a courtesan in the Edo Period. Formerly the term was applied only to high-ranking courtesans, but later it became a general term for all prostitutes. This photograph depicts the former. The dress she wears is a parade of luxurious items such as saya-silk twill, crepe, habutae-silk, rasha-thin silk, velvet, and gold-brocaded satin damask. Courtesans often wore six combs each in front and back of a long floral comb in the hair.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number72‐84‐0]

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000320947
  • Registered date
  • 1900/12/31 00:19:00
  • Credit
  • Nagasaki University Library / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Nagasaki University Library
  • Media size
  • 2048 × 3072 pixel
  • Resolution
  • dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 3.24(MB)*
  • Special instruction
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