oira no tokoro no nēsan
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
tayu with assistant (by yuki_willy_v)
Oiran Dochu - おいらん道中 (by ajpscs)
Oiran Dochu - おいらん道中 (by ajpscs)
20061112_2550 (by Derek Holtham)
Tayu tea ceremony (by yuki_willy_v)
Tayuu and kamuro (by noel43)
A Tayuu with two Shinzo and a Kamuro 1880s
“A Tayuu (Japanese Courtesan) with numerous Kogai (sword-shaped hairpins) indicating her rank and holding a string of Juzu (Buddhist Prayer Beads) in her hand, she is flanked by two Shinzo (Female Attendants) who are wearing traditional plum-blossom headdresses and are holding flowering tree branches, a young Kamuro (Child Attendant) stands in the front holding a lacquerware box.
Prayer beads were an important component of social and religious life in Japan. The beads were carried by both monks and lay citizens to ceremonial events. All tea-houses had a hook on the wall for hanging prayer beads and an important or unusual set gave prestige to the tea-house. They were usually made of fruit-wood, such as, cherry, peach, or plum, but they could also be made of gold alloy, crystal, coral, amber,etc. Kyoto was well-known as a centre of manufacture for Juzu, some of which were exquisitely carved and inordinately expensive.” (source)
Tayuu no dochu - courtesan parade (by noel43)
Tayuu no dochu - courtesan parade (by noel43)
