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Oirans (courtesans) and palanquins

Oirans (courtesans) and palanquins

An oiran (courtesan) walking in formal style with attendants was called an oiran procession. The procession included a novice courtesan, child attendant and chaperone as well as male attendants carrying bed items, a shamisen lute and drums.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Usui Shuzaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number94‐11‐0]

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An oiran (courtesan) and her attendant

An oiran (courtesan) and her attendant

An oiran (courtesan) walking in formal style. The procession consists of (from left) a novice courtesan, the oiran, an umbrella holder, and a chaperone. In the early years, the oiran procession was small in scale as shown here, but later the number of attendants increased and a complicated system of protocol developed, including the manner of tucking up the kimono skirt and walking pigeon-toed.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐84‐0]

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