JAPANESE OIRAN COURTESAN : BEAUTIFUL GEISHA : FROM US NAVAL OFFICER : RPPC

This vintage real photo postcard features a beautiful Oiran Courtesan accompanied by her young assistants (kamaro). What is an Oiran? An Oiran is a high class, beautiful and esteemed prostitute in Tokyo. Her assistants are often apprentices; in other words, future Oirans. How are Oirans different from Geishas you may ask. Geishas are highly trained entertainers. They entertained via song, dance, or playing a musical instrument. Geishas were not necessarily prostitutes, though some were. This postcard comes from a collection that belonged to a US Navy officer. He likely acquired the card while in a Japanese port during his tour of duty. This postcard likely was issued in around 1908. SOLD

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BEAUTIFUL GEISHA : JAPAN : RPPC

This vintage real photo postcard features a beautiful geisha. Geishas entertained via song, dance, or playing a musical instrument. Geishas were not necessarily prostitutes, though some were. This postcard is printed on Hinode photo paper.  SOLD

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PRETTY GEISHA GIRL : WEARING KIMONO : COY EXPRESSION : RPPC

This vintage real photo postcard features a beautiful Geisha Girl dressed in a kimono and clutching flowers. She is wearing a coy expression. This postcard was published by PMC. The PMC stamp box on the reverse of this postcard indicates that it dates back to sometime between 1920 and 1935.  SOLD

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PRETTY JAPANESE WOMAN : KIMONO : AOMORI, JAPAN : CARTE DE VISITE

This vintage photograph features a young pretty Japanese woman posing for her portrait at the Jin studio in Aomori, Japan. She is standing next to a table that is topped by a basket of flowers on a stand. The woman is wearing a kimono and may be a Geisha. Aomori is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture in the Tohoku region of Japan. This photograph measures about 3.00 x 4.50 inches. (SOLD)

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PORTRAIT OF A GEISHA

This vintage photograph features a pretty Geisha girl. Presumably, the photo was taken in Japan. Geisha girls are Japanese women who are entertainers. They perform ancient traditions of art, dance, and song. They wear traditional costumes and make-up. This photograph measures about 3 1/8″ x 4 1/2″ and is in excellent condition.

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