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Dancing geikos

Three young women dancing. One looks like a courtesan, and has a towel wound upside down as if drunk. The other has the towel around her head, and they seem to be fighting for the attention of the woman dressed as a young man in the centre.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number15‐22‐0]

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Geikos on a leisure boat

Geikos on a leisure boat==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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A garden and geikos

Four geiko entertainers are posing for the camera in an atmosphere of relaxation in a karesansui or dry garden. Three of them are holding parasols. The karesansui is a Japanese garden that expresses the beauty of a flowing river with stones and sand.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number95‐15‐0]

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Geikos holding umbrellas

The description is the same as that of #2319. However, the designs on the umbrellas differ. Umbrellas were embellished with various designs at the time, such as family crests, names of stores, letters, and pictures.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number91‐32‐0]

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Geikos getting together

Geisha line up in a pose of stunning colours, perhaps a reflection of the rapid industrialization of Japan. This photograph may have been taken around 1890. The verdict on the Shinonome Strike was passed in 1900.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number84‐21‐0]

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Dancing geikos

Three women are dancing together in a group. A young geiko in the centre has doffed one of the sleeves of her kimono, revealing the colourful undergarment. Two older geiko are dancing at each side in the same style.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number79‐40‐0]

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Dancing geikos

Three women from the merchant class are dancing together. The woman in the centre has both sleeves off at the shoulder and wears a colourful undergarment. The women on each side wear slightly more subdued kimono and hand towels on the head.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number79‐34‐0]

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Geikos

This may have been taken at a photograph studio. These geigi are sitting on a carpeted hardwood floor, at a 45 degree angle to the camera. The three sitting in the front wear haori jackets bearing family crests. Their hair has been done in the small mage style. The two sitting at the back have hair ornaments. This was taken by Ogawa Kazumasa.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number67‐41‐0]

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Dancing geikos

Three women are dancing together in a group. A young geiko in the centre has doffed one of the sleeves of her kimono, revealing the colourful undergarment. Two older geiko are dancing at each side in the same style.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐154‐0]

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Geikos taking a walk

Three geiko entertainers pose in front of a restaurant, perhaps their work place. The women in the middle and on the right are wearing long-sleeve furisode kimono with long red sashes. They are raising the hem of the kimono because it inhibits walking at work. They are standing in a typical geiko pose.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐137‐0]

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Dancing geikos

A group dance is performed in a zashiki room by geisha in colourful kimono. The oldest woman is in the centre with her hands raised. The women kneeling on each side are wearing kimono of different colours for effect.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐136‐0]

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Dancing geikos

The letters meaning Inase Group appear on the lantern in front of three beautiful dancers. The custom of doffing one sleeve was an Edo fashion. The photograph depicts the atmosphere of a typical dance at Edo festivals.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐120‐0]

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Geikos on a leisure boat

The yatakabune (also yanebune ) had a roof to shield passengers from sunshine. It was used to enjoy the cool weather while boating down the rivers in the Kyoto area. Among the passengers are dancing girls in long sleeve kimono with dangling sashes, their hair decorated with floral combs.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐116‐0]

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Dancing geikos

Two young women are dancing with the floral hairpins usually worn by princesses. They are holding fans and wearing colourful long-sleeve kimono.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐107‐0]

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Dancing geikos

A dancing master in elegant kimono plays a shamisen lute while giving lessons to two young women in a room.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐82‐0]

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Dancing geikos

Three women from the merchant class are dancing together. The woman in the centre has both sleeves off at the shoulder and wears a colourful undergarment. The women on each side wear slightly more subdued kimono and hand towels on the head.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐81‐0]

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Dancing geikos

Geisha in loud kimono are performing an Edo-style dance. The two star geisha at the centre and the geisha on each side strike a balanced arrangement. The hair style of the woman on the left suggests that she is an apprentice entertainer.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐79‐0]

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Geikos holding umbrellas

The bangasa umbrellas held by these dancers were commonly used during the Edo Period. There are letters written in bold on them. The hand towels over the dancers' shoulders were used along with the umbrellas during performances.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number49‐34‐0]

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Guests and geikos at a small Japanese restaurant

A female customer sits in a guest room in a restaurant. The woman in the centre is probably the customer. The dishes are placed in front of her. The other women are filling a tobacco pipe, playing a shamisen lute and serving sake. The man on the left is a drum holder.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number49‐21‐0]

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Guests and geikos at a small Japanese restaurant

A customer in a small restaurant is entertained by geisha. The woman second from right is about to dance to a shamisen lute. The woman on the left is serving sake. Two sake bottles and food in bowls are visible on the table. A pot dish is also visible.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number49‐19‐0]

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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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Dancing geikos

The hair styles of these two women are unusual. The custom of tying the sash in front was the coquettish gesture of a courtesan. The women are holding fans, expressing statuesque beauty.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐38‐0]

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Geikos holding musical instraments

These entertainers were called geiko. Experts in performing arts, they created an atmosphere of conviviality at parties. Visible (from right) are a shamisen lute, a small drum and large drum, a flute and a taiko drum. This setting is similar to the goninbayashi (five court musicians) seen in the doll festival for girls, although the latter sing rather than playing music.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐19‐0]

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Dancing geikos wearing sashes

Three women in kimono with pulled-up sleeves are performing a dance dressed as men in a zashiki guest room looking over a Japanese garden. Whether they are professional dancers is uncertain, but the dance does not seem to be a traditional performance.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐17‐0]

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Geikos

Geisha create a sense of dignity and grace. The correct dancing posture is expressed in their furisode kimonos and loosened sashes. The cotton filled hem of the kimono is a traditional fashion.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐16‐0]

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Dancing geikos

Two women dressed oiran-style and wakashu-style hold hands and dance. The oiran-style woman has a towel tied around her head to the chin, and acts out the role of a drunken, style, imitating a courtesan mesmerized by a young man.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number15‐16‐0]

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