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Japan - Geisha - See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evilJapan - Three Geisha girls - miming the phrase See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil. Date: circa 1904
Three Japanese Geisha girls playing GoThree Japanese Geisha girls in Kobe, Japan, playing the popular boardgame Go in their beautiful Kimonos
Geisha Playing ShamisenA young geisha practises on her shamisen
Japanese girl practising calligraphy Date: 1909
Japanese Geisha - Traditional flower arranging. Date: circa 1904
Japanese woman in traditional dress. A modern painting, done in the traditional Japanese style
The Mikado at the SavoySketches from The Mikado at the Savoy Theatre in London: The Mikado (Mr R. Temple), Nanki-Pooh (Mr Durward Lely), Katisha (Miss Brandram), Pooh-Bah (Mr R)
Social / Cup Day at AscotSociety ladies in Ascot fashions: hobble skirts & panniers, tunic dresses, a loose fitting kimono style dress with oriental embroidery. N.B unfashionably large hats!
Japan - Geisha Girl bows to a samurai warrior - New Year Ceremony Date: circa 1910s
German Seaman chatting up a Chinese girlGerman Seaman (with his battleship visible in the rear of the shot) chatting up a Chinese girl
Bystander front cover featuring Gracie Fields, 1930Front cover of The Bystander featuring a colour photograph specially taken for The Bystander by Raphael of Gracie Fields (1898 - 1979), British singer and actress
Three young Japanese people play billiardsA group of Japaenese young people play the american/french style billards or snooker at a table. The two men are dressed smartly in three piece suits and the lady is dressed in a Kimono. Date: 1932
Japanese Geisha girl getting dressed into her kimono. The final task of tying the large belt sash around her waist. A traditional tea ceremony set can be seen in the lower left-hand corner of
Japanese Mother & ChildA Japanese mother in a traditional costume carries her baby boy in her back, while holding some flowers and an umbrella
Young woman putting on makeup at a mirror, Japan, c. 1880 sYoung woman putting on makeup at a mirror, Japan, c.1880s Vintage late 19th century photograph
Samurai with two swords, JapanVintage 19th century photograph - Japan - samurai in a studio setting, with two swords, proably an actor
Otora San - Lukushima Troupe - Japanese Entertainers on tour in Great Britain. Date: 1904
Japanese Geisha Girl dressed in her KimonoO-Hana-san dresses to pay a visit - a Japanese Geisha Girl is aided by a male servant to dress in her Kimono. Date: circa 1906
Garden Scene, Japan - Geisha - Posed on a small stone bridge Date: circa 1905
Sada Yacco / Theatre 1900SADA YACCO Japanese actress who toured Europe and America, seen here in The Geisha and the Gentleman
Geisha / Instruments / C1900Three geisha, in informal kimono: one practises on her shamisen whilst another reads
Woman being pulled in rickshaw, jinrikisha, JapanYoung woman being pulled in a rickshaw, jinrikisha, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph
Back view of three geishas displaying obi sashes. Vintage 19th century photograph
Puppet in kimono being manipulated by two bunraku puppeteers in black robes. Woodblock ukiyo-e print by Utagawa Kunisada II, Tokyo, 1850s
South Manchurian Railway - Interior of the Sleeping Car. Date: circa 1905
The Amanohashidate admired by a GeishaThe Amanohashidate - located in Miyazu Bay in northern Kyoto Prefecture - a pine-clad promontory launching onto the sea - being admited by a geisha on a balcony
Japanese girl playing violinA stunning photographic postcard depicting a young Japanese girl playing the voilin
Geisha Picking FlowersA geisha picking flowers
Japnese Geisha, holding an arrowReproduction of a very fine painting of a beautiful Japnese Geisha, holding an arrow wearing a red kimono Date: 19th century
Late 19th century - young Japanese woman with mirrorsVintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan
Bare-breasted tea house girls, geishas, relaxing, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph
Young women taking bath at home, late 19thc. JapanYoung women taking a bath at home, late 19th century Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph
Maruyama Okyo - Woman sitting on an Elephants backReproduction of a painting on a Japanese hanging scroll by Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795), depicting a woman sitting on an Elephants back. Date: late 18th century
Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, masseurVintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan
Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, parasolVintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan
Late 19th century - young Japanese women playing gameVintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan
Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, hair downVintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan
Portrait of a Japanese geisha. Vintage 19th century photograph
Japanese people sitting on the floor eating their meal using small bowls and chopsticks. Date: 1864
Japan - Parched Soybeans StoreJapan - A mother carrying her baby on her back stands in front of a store selling Japanese traditional Parched Soybeans. Date: circa 1920s
The Traditional Japanese tea ceremony (Chanoyu). Date: circa 1920s
Amateur Japanese Fair, NewcastleAn amateur Japanese fair at Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. We see men and women in a mock japanese garden compex, wearing kimonos and with fans, umbrellas
Scene from Japanese Noh Drama, EguchiScene from the Japanese Noh Drama, Eguchi - the yokyoku (noh song) Eguchi is thought to have been composed by the priest Ikkyu-Zenji
Japanese Hina Dolls - associated with an annual Dolls Festival on 3 March each year, a special day, especially for girls, who display their dolls and invite guests to a grand dinner'
Kabuki actor as Kiyohime, Japanese traditional storyKabuki actor as Kiyohime, in a Japanese traditional story involving the beautiful daughter of a village magistrate who falls in love with a young priest
Japanese traditional costume - kimono in red, white and blue, with design of landscape and buildings Date: 1930s
Beauty of Japan's Textiles - the young woman on the left, holding a battledore, is in formal New Year's Day dress. The one on the right is in a homongi, a costume suitable for paying visits
Music cover, Piano Selection, film version of The MikadoMusic cover, Piano Selection, arranged by Geoffrey Toye, film version of The Mikado by Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan Date: 1939