ViewsAndCostumesOfJapan.jpg (JPEG-Grafik, 527x640 Pixel) Kimono_lady_at_Gion,_Kyoto.jpg (JPEG-Grafik, 1481x2184 Pixel) Japan-fashion-001.jpg (JPEG-Grafik, 550x800 Pixel) Kimono_girl_meiji.jpg (JPEG-Grafik, 647x800 Pixel) Senhime_Himeji.jpg (JPEG-Grafik, 2048x1536 Pixel) Doctor Taking Pulse 1890s. A bald-headed doctor is taking a patient’s pulse. During the Edo (1603-1868) and early Meiji Period (1868-1912), Japanese physicians shaved heir heads. This studio re-enactment of a doctor’s visit shows him sitting next to his medicine case and a sword. Apparently, doctors carried wooden swords to accentuate their high status in society. They shaved their heads because medicine were originally administered by Buddhist priests. The image appears to have stuck. His young female patient sits next to a hakohibachi (箱火鉢), a brazier encased in a wooden box.
In front of the box lies what appears to be a kiseru pipe and a tray of tea cups. Photographer: Unknown Publisher: Unknown Medium: Albumen Print Image Number: 70219-0021 Quote this number when you contact us about licensing this image Thanks, Agata, for the great link. Bokuto is written 木刀. Kimono-obicopy.jpg - Wikipedia. Woman in Kimono 1880s. Girl with Baby 1910s. Woman in Striped Kimono 1910s. A melancholic image of a young Japanese woman with a slightly modern Japanese hairstyle. She is holding her hand, hidden in a piece of cloth, close to her chin. It makes her look very bashful and shy.
During the early 20th century, picture postcards of bijin (beautiful women) were extremely popular in Japan (see Woman with Rose) Thanks to Naomi Graham, for giving a name to this beautiful face. This is Momotaro (桃太郎), who was a maiko, and later a geiko in Gion Kobu, the largest hanamachi (geisha district) in Kyoto. It is difficult to date this photo, but it is either from the late 1910s, or early 1920s. Photographer: Unknown Publisher: AZO Medium: Postcard Image Number: 70206-0043 Quote this number when you contact us about licensing this image This is a very lovely photograph of my favourite postcard models! I believe her name is Momotaro, and she was a maiko / geiko in Kyoto during Taisho era.
Thank you for sharing! Women Practicing Ikebana 1890s. Two women in kimono are practicing Ikebana (traditional Japanese flower arrangement). The woman on the left is making an arrangement in a square vase, while the other woman is using a round one. Flowers yet to be arranged are kept on a tray, while a pot with water is kept near the knees of the woman on the right. Especially during the Meiji (1868-1912) and Taisho (1912-1926) periods, many urban young women practiced Ikebana to make themselves more desirable brides-to-be, a custom that could still be observed until quite recently. But this wonderful art of flower arrangement reaches back much further in history. It has been practiced for more than 600 years and originated in the Buddhist ritual of offering flowers to Buddha.
The oldest school of Ikebana is Ikenobo (池坊), which traces its origins to a buddhist priest of the Rokkakudo Temple (六角堂) in Kyoto. Over the years many schools were born, all with their own fixed styles. Kao Irai no Kadensho (花王以来の花伝書) A GEISHA WITH HAIR DOWN | Flickr - Fotosharing! SHOW ME THE OBI ! A Liberal and a Conservative in Old Japan | Flickr - Fotosharing! MAIKO OR GEISHA -- Her Hair is Down, Her Heart is Free, and.... See Comment #1 | Flickr - Fotosharing! GEISHA LOOKING AT PHOTOGRAPHS (19) -- Posthumously Awarded Full Membership in Flickr | Flickr - Fotosharing! WASH DAY IN JAPAN | Flickr - Fotosharing! BAREFOOT GIRL UNDER THE TABLE KNITTING A SWEATER -- Private Scene of a Young Woman in Old Japan | Flickr - Fotosharing!
GEISHA CLEANING HER EAR AFTER A DRUNKEN CUSTOMER LICKED IT WITH HIS TONGUE (THAT STILL HAD SOY SAUCE AND HORSE-RADISH ON IT) | Flickr - Fotosharing! LONG HAIRED BEAUTY OF OLD JAPAN -- The Transformation of a Geisha from East to West | Flickr - Fotosharing! THREE GEISHA -- Three Personalities | Flickr - Fotosharing! TALENTED GEISHA WITH HER HAIR DOWN PREPARING TO DECORATE A FAN WITH CALLIGRAPHY | Flickr - Fotosharing!
GEISHA WITH HER HAIR DOWN | Flickr - Fotosharing! THE REAL HAIR OF A REAL GEISHA -- A Raven-Haired Rapunzel of Japan Shows What Happens When You Wash Out the Famous Geisha Hair-do ! | Flickr - Fotosharing! Women Washing 1890s. Another studio image portraying housework, in this case the washing of kimono. Some of the women have their sleeves pulled up with cords. In order to wash them, each kimono used be carefully taken apart. The unstitched pieces were than laboriously washed before being stretched on wooden boards for drying. Afterwards the kimono had to be re-sewn. This troublesome process was called araihari (洗い張り).
Futon (bedding) were washed the same way. The drudgery of araihari must have weighed terribly heavily on the shoulders of Japan’s already overworked women. These days, there are of course modern fabrics, dyes and cleaning methods. Lady Lawson’s Highways and Homes of Japan, published in 1910, gives a contemporary observation of araihari through foreign eyes. The workshops add much to the liveliness of the streets, for they are open-fronted, and the passer-by sees at work carpenters, rice-pounders, and makers of umbrellas, toys, fans, images, kites, baskets, and artificial flowers. MAIKO WITH HER HAIR DOWN -- Waiting for "Big Sister" Geisha to Come Home | Flickr - Fotosharing! GEISHA WITH HAIR DOWN -- Richly Oiled Tresses Flow Down in Waves, Disappearing Beyond the Bottom of the Frame | Flickr - Fotosharing! GEISHA or MAIKO WITH HER HAIR DOWN -- Luxuriant Locks Fall from a Swirling Crown of Black Waves | Flickr - Fotosharing!
MAIKO WITH HAIR DOWN -- A Japanese Doll Come Alive | Flickr - Fotosharing! MAIKO IN KIMONO WITH HER HAIR DOWN -- A Future Geisha Already Showing Her Allure | Flickr - Fotosharing! MAIKO WITH HER HAIR DOWN -- A Favorite Pose in Old Japan | Flickr - Fotosharing! ANGLE OF INCIDENCE = ANGLE OF REFLECTION | Flickr - Fotosharing! HER BEAUTIFUL HAIR -- A Well Oiled, Combed, and Tied Coiffure in Old Japan | Flickr - Fotosharing! THE GEISHA | Flickr - Fotosharing! PROSTITUTE - Faces of the Sex Trade - NECTARINE No.9 BROTHEL, Kanagawa Branch | Flickr - Fotosharing! PROSTITUTES AND THEIR EXPENSIVE KIMONOS at the NECTARINE No.9 BROTHEL, Kanangawa Branch | Flickr - Fotosharing!
PROSTITUTES - Faces of the Japanese Sex Trade - NECTARINE No.9 BROTHEL, Kanagawa Branch | Flickr - Fotosharing! PROSTITUTES - Faces of the Japanese Sex Trade - NECTARINE No.9 BROTHEL, Kanagawa Branch | Flickr - Fotosharing! GEISHA WITH A SMILE HOLDING A "HAGOITA" | Flickr - Fotosharing! SHOW ME THE OBI ! -- Two Geisha and a Diamond in the Rough | Flickr - Fotosharing! TWO MAIKO, TWO HEARTS | Flickr - Fotosharing! A GEISHA AND HER CAT | Flickr - Fotosharing!
I HAVE A WIDDLE PUDDY TAT -- A Cutie-pie Geisha with her Cutie-pie Kitty in Old Meiji-Era Japan | Flickr - Fotosharing! SHE AIN'T SMILIN' -- SHE'S LAUGHIN' ! | Flickr - Fotosharing! THE THREE EVILS -- 見猿, 聞か猿, 言わ猿 -- Geisha Show the Correct Order of Posing (2) | Flickr - Fotosharing! KIMONO DAYS -- Japanese Women and Their Everyday Tools | Flickr - Fotosharing!
KIMONO DAYS -- Japanese Women and Their Everyday Tools 鯨尺 | Flickr - Fotosharing! SHOW ME THE OBI ! -- Rare "Coat-Hanger" Style | Flickr - Fotosharing! Woman with Parasol 1920s. An almost melancholic image of a young Japanese woman with a traditional Japanese hairstyle holding a paper parasol. During the early 20th century, picture postcards of bijin (beautiful women) were extremely popular in Japan (see Woman with Rose) Photographer: Unknown Publisher: Unknown Medium: Postcard Image Number: 70531-0018 Quote this number when you contact us about licensing this image. Woman Combing Hair 1910s. A young Japanese woman in kimono is combing her hair while looking at a small hand mirror. This postcard was published sometime between 1907 and 1918. During the early 20th century, picture postcards of bijin (beautiful women) were extremely popular in Japan (see Woman with Rose) Photographer: Unknown Publisher: Unknown Medium: Postcard Image Number: 70221-0011 Quote this number when you contact us about licensing this image.
Woman with Photo Album 1910s. A young Japanese woman in kimono and traditional hairstyle is looking at an album with photos or postcards. This postcard was published sometime between 1907 and 1918. During the early 20th century, picture postcards of bijin (beautiful women) were extremely popular in Japan (see Woman with Rose) Photographer: Unknown Publisher: Unknown Medium: Postcard Image Number: 70216-0036 Quote this number when you contact us about licensing this image. Woman with Hand to Chin 1920s. A young Japanese woman in kimono and traditional hairstyle is holding her hand to her chin, a gesture often seen on photos, illustrations and ukiyo-e (woodblock prints) from the Meiji and Taisho periods.
This postcard was published sometime after 1918. During the early 20th century, picture postcards of bijin (beautiful women) were extremely popular in Japan (see Woman with Rose). Photographer: Unknown Publisher: Unknown Medium: Postcard Image Number: 70206-0049 Quote this number when you contact us about licensing this image. Woman Writing Letter 1920s. A young Japanese woman in kimono and traditional hairstyle is writing a letter or poem. This postcard was published sometime after 1918. During the early 20th century, picture postcards of bijin (beautiful women) were extremely popular in Japan (see Woman with Rose). Photographer: Unknown Publisher: Unknown Medium: Postcard Image Number: 70206-0047 Quote this number when you contact us about licensing this image.
Woman in the Rain 1890s. In this dramatized studio scene, a woman in kimono ostensibly walks in the rain holding on to her paper umbrella as the wind blows up the hem of her kimono. She is wearing geta and her hair is done in a traditional manner. The photographer has made sure that nobody can doubt the country: his backdrop shows Mount Fuji. Photographer: Unknown Publisher: Unknown Medium: Albumen Print Image Number: 80129-0050 Quote this number when you contact us about licensing this image. Spacious Planet - Meiji Era Japanese Fashion Photo. Woman with Handkerchief 1910s.
A young Japanese woman in kimono and traditional hairstyle is holding a handkerchief to her chin. This postcard was published sometime between 1907 and 1918. During the early 20th century, picture postcards of bijin (beautiful women) were extremely popular in Japan (see Woman with Rose). Photographer: Unknown Publisher: Unknown Medium: Postcard Image Number: 70124-0011 Quote this number when you contact us about licensing this image. Woman with Umbrella 1890s. Women at Kotatsu 1890s. Two women are sitting at a kotatsu, a low, wooden table with a heat source covered by a futon.
One of the women is reading. Next to her is an andon lamp. It looks really cozy. You can imagine it is a cold day and that there is a little cat all curled up under the table in the warm comfort of the heater. Photographer: Unknown Publisher: Unknown Medium: Albumen Print Image Number: 80129-0020 Quote this number when you contact us about licensing this image. Okosozukin and Furoshiki 1890s. In this studio photo, a woman in a thick winter kimono has an okosozukin (御高祖頭巾) wrapped around her head to protect her against the cold.
In her hands she holds something wrapped in a furoshiki (風呂敷), a Japanese wrapping cloth. She is wearing geta and her hair is done in a traditional manner. Okosozukin first became popular during the Kyoho era (1716-1736). They were made of silk crape. Furushiki were used to transport small items like clothes, gifts, a bento box or even merchandise in transport to a customer. Furushiki lost ground to the plastic bag in the postwar period, but thanks to environmental concern they have recently been making a comeback. Interestingly, the photographer made use of the same backdrop of Mount Fuji as used in Woman in the Rain, Women in Travel Wear and Woman with Umbrella. Photographer: Unknown Publisher: Unknown Medium: Albumen Print Image Number: 80129-0031 Quote this number when you contact us about licensing this image.
Women in Travel Wear 1890s. Woman Touching Hairpin 1900s. A young Japanese woman in kimono and traditional hairstyle is touching her hairpin. This postcard was published sometime before 1907. During the early 20th century, picture postcards of bijin (beautiful women) were extremely popular in Japan (see Woman with Rose).
Photographer: Unknown Publisher: Unknown Medium: Postcard Image Number: 70130-0003 Quote this number when you contact us about licensing this image. Woman with Rose 1910s. A young woman in kimono and traditional Japanese hairstyle looks at a white rose she holds. This postcard was published sometime between 1907 and 1918. During the early 20th century, picture postcards of bijin (beautiful women) were extremely popular in Japan. The term bijin has a long history in Japan and is notoriously ambiguous. In a Nov. 6, 2006 UCLA lecture titled “Imperial Beauty: Photographic Truth and the New Spirit of Modern Japanese Aesthetics,” Lippit, a lecturer at the University of Southern California who earned her PhD from Yale, argued that discussions among Japanese artists created an evolution of the word bijin.
Whereas bijin was used to describe either a man or woman during the Edo Period (1603–1867), by the Meiji Period it referred exclusively to beautiful women. “The bijin came to characterize modern Japanese aesthetics itself,” said Lippit. The word was deeply ambiguous, Lippit argues. This view however was certainly not shared by all Westerners. Woman with Fan 1910s. Geisha on Summer Platform Kyoto 1890s. Woman Curling Hair 1920s. Woman in Room 1890s. Woman Writing with Brush 1890s.