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"Ukiyo-e" artist Utamaro's newly found work to be shown

FUKUOKA, July 27 Kyodo - Popular "Ukiyo-e" artist Kitagawa Utamaro's painting of a courtesan drawn solely with black ink in the late 18th century with Utamaro's friend and writer Santo Kyoden's writing on the lives of courtesans is seen in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on July 22, 2015. The painting, discovered in April, will be exhibited at the Fukuoka Art Museum from Aug. 8.

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'Oiran' courtesan parades in Sapporo, northern Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - Geisha entertainer Botan (R) walks down the street at a festival in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on Aug. 6, 2014, performing as an "oiran" traditional courtesan of the highest rank from the Edo era (1603-1867) during an "oiran parade."

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'Oiran' courtesan parades in Sapporo, northern Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - Freelance anchorwoman Chikage Aoyama (R) walks down the street at a festival in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on Aug. 6, 2014, performing as an "oiran" traditional courtesan of the highest rank from the Edo era (1603-1867) during an "oiran parade."

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Oiran parade

TOKYO, Japan - An ''oiran'' (courtesan) parade is held April 9, 1950 for the first time in 37 years in Yoshiwara, then Japan's largest licensed red-light district, located in Tokyo.

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Balls Of Fury (2007)

George Lopez, Diedrich Bader, James Hong, Maggie Q & Brandon Molale Characters: Rodriguez,Gary,Wong,Maggie & Male Courtesan ,1 Film: Balls Of Fury (2007) Director: Ben Garant 11 May 2007 Date: 11 May 2007

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The Honest Courtesan (1998)

Catherine Mccormack Characters: Veronica Franco Film: The Honest Courtesan (1998) Director: Marshall Herskovitz 20 February 1998 Date: 20 February 1998

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THE TALES OF HOFFMANN

THE TALES OF HOFFMANN [BR 1951] WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY MICHAEL POWELL AND EMERIC PRESSBURGER Ballet dancer LUDMILLA TCHERINA in her role of Giulietta in Act II. Giulietta is the Venetian courtesan who, under the spell of a magician captures Hoffman's reflection and so gains possession of his soul THE TALES OF HOFFMANN Date: 1951

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THE HONEST COURTESAN

THE HONEST COURTESAN aka DANGEROUS BEAUTY Date: 1998

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THE HONEST COURTESAN

THE HONEST COURTESAN aka DANGEROUS BEAUTY Date: 1998

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Courtesan parade held in Sapporo, northern Japan

A popular "oiran" (courtesan) parade is performed during the Susukino Festival in Sapporo, capital of Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, on its opening day on Aug. 6, 2015. Bar hostess "Yuzu" (R), acting as a feudal-age courtesan, walked slowly in traditional manner on a street in the popular Susukino entertainment district, wearing a colorful kimono and a pair of tall wooden clogs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Ukiyo-e" artist Utamaro's black ink painting discovered

Renowned Edo Period "Ukiyo-e" artist Kitagawa Utamaro's painting of a courtesan drawn solely with black ink, found in April 2015, is seen in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on July 22. The painting, believed to have been created between 1790 and 1793, will be displayed at the Fukuoka Art Museum from Aug. 8 to Sept. 20. It is said to be Utamaro's only known black ink painting of a woman. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Place of ex-WWII restaurant tied to China-born Japanese spy found

A member (C) of a Chinese civilian group surveying a former Japanese settlement in Tianjin, northern China, before the end of World War II speaks on June 10, 2015, in a building believed to have housed a Chinese restaurant run by Yoshiko Kawashima, a Qing dynasty princess who served as a spy for the Japanese army after being brought up in Japan. Kawashima was called the "Eastern Mata Hari" after the Frisian dancer and courtesan who was executed in France during World War I after being convicted of spying for Germany. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Place of ex-WWII restaurant tied to China-born Japanese spy found

A member of a Chinese civilian group surveying a former Japanese settlement in Tianjin, northern China, before the end of World War II speaks on June 10, 2015, in a building believed to have housed a Chinese restaurant run by Yoshiko Kawashima, a Qing dynasty princess who served as a spy for the Japanese army after being brought up in Japan. Kawashima was called the "Eastern Mata Hari" after the Frisian dancer and courtesan who was executed in France during World War I after being convicted of spying for Germany. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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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Private talk

Two courtesan-like young women are whispering to each other. This is a dramatized pose to call the attention of foreigners. One holds a long pipe and in front of her is a tobacco case and tobacco tray. A flower pot is placed on a stand made of red sandalwood.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number13‐12‐0]

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Oiran parade

TOKYO, Japan - An ''oiran'' (courtesan) parade is held April 9, 1950 for the first time in 37 years in Yoshiwara, then Japan's largest licensed red-light district, located in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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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 (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]

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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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An oiran and a waitress

The oiran (courtesan) is accompanied by two young attendants called kamuro. They are wearing wooden clogs with high supports, typical footwear for courtesans.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number49‐49‐0]

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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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An oiran (a courtesan)

Oiran is a high-class prostitute. They wore magnificent garments and competed in brilliance. Their coiffure was extravagantly done with a total of 12 ornaments and 2 combs, and a long Kogai (head dress). They also wore highs sandals with two heels.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Suzuki Shin-ichi, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number41‐35‐0]

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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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Dancing children

Two young women dance dressed as a woman and a man. The woman dressed as a man is a warrior with haori, hakama and a wooden sword. The other woman wears an courtesan costume and holds a stick to compete with the woman dressed as a man.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number12‐48‐0]

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'Oiran' courtesan parades in Sapporo, northern Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - Geisha entertainer Botan (R) walks down the street at a festival in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on Aug. 6, 2014, performing as an "oiran" traditional courtesan of the highest rank from the Edo era (1603-1867) during an "oiran parade." (Kyodo)

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Courtesan Apprentices

Courtesan Apprentices==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)