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‘Woman seated on the left is Era Kayo, who was a popular geiko in the Gion district of Kyoto during the 1870s, with geiko Chiyo standing on the right.’ They are dressed as kago-ya (palanquin bearers). Japan 1870’s ‘This carte Read More …
‘Pipe Maker’, Japan 1880’s
‘The Sleeping Girls in Japanese Bed’, a popular geisha pose with kiseru pipe. Japan 1890
‘A Maiko in Two Poses’, Japan 1900
Kago Bearers light up kiseru pipes on a break from carrying a woman traveling in a Kago or hanging chair. Hand Colored Albumen Photograph, Japan 1860
‘Man smokes a pipe next to the stone animals along the road to the Ming Tombs’, Spirit Way near Beijing, China 1871-72 Spirit Way, China 1860 Spirit Way, China present day
‘Old Fisherman Smoking his Pipe’ by Katsushika Hokusai c.1835
Geisha’s sharing a smoke from a kiseru pipe. Kyoto, Japan 1890’s
‘Dai nijūichi zu’ woodcut by Harunobu Suzuki in 1770 The print shows a woman using a ‘kenka kiseru’ or fighting pipe to beat a man who has been spying on her. The Japanese long pipes were often reinforced for use Read More …
‘Courtesan Blowing Smoke in Man’s Face’ by Suzuki Harunobu. Shunga (Japanese erotic art) woodblock print, Edo period 1769–70