Memoirs of a Geisha
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Memoirs of a Geisha is a historical fiction novel by American author Arthur Golden, published in 1997. The novel, told in first person perspective, tells the story of Nitta Sayuri and the many trials
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Geisha, also known as geiko or geigi, are female Japanese performing artists and entertainers trained in traditional Japanese performing arts styles, such as dance, music and singing, as well as being
Memoirs of a Geisha
…The novel, told in first person perspective, tells the story of Nitta Sayuri and the many trials she faces on the path to becoming and working as a geisha in Gion, Japan, before, during and after World War II. In 2005, a film adaptation was released, directed by Rob Marshall and starring Zhang Ziyi in the…
Profile of a Miyagawa-chō geiko (geisha) Kimiha wearing a trailing, formal black kimono (kuromontsuki hikizuri) and a chū taka shimada-style nihongami wig
A shikomi (left) accompanying the maiko Takamari of the Kaida okiya in Gion Kobu
Minarai Katsunosuke wearing a short obi and a large, colourful set of kanzashi hairpins
Ukiyo-e scroll depicting a Gion geisha, 1800–1833