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Since the other two pictures in the Geisha article in Wikipedia are (1) a lovely picture of two non-geisha posing in costume and (2) a distorted screen shot of a possible real geisha on the street while on her way to work, I figured this picture would add significantly to the article. I look forward to more thoughtful comments -- support or oppose.
Kyoto geisha Toshimana holding a Nōh mask, wearing full make-up and a katsura (wig). Oshiroi (白粉) is a powder foundation traditionally used by kabuki actors, geisha and their apprentices. The word is written with kanji meaning "white powder", and is pronounced as the word for white (shiroi) with the honorific prefix o-.
Geisha who pursue musicianship are known as jikata (地方, "ground [seated, when playing instruments and singing] person") geisha, whereas geisha who pursue dance are known as tachikata (立方, "standing person") geisha. Some geisha not only dance and play music, but also write poems, paint pictures, or compose music.
The series depicts six well-known beauties associated with the Yoshiwara pleasure districts—courtesans, geisha, and the like. [8] A rebus appears in the corner of each print bearing the title Kōmei Bijin Rokkasen (高名美人六家撰, "Renowned Beauties from the Six Best Houses") [6] and a hanji-e [a] picture-puzzle. [9]
In Japan, geisha wore lipstick made of crushed safflower petals to paint the eyebrows and edges of the eyes as well as the lips, and sticks of bintsuke wax, a softer version of the sumo wrestlers' hair wax, were used by geisha as a makeup base.
Geisha historically used uguisu no fun to remove their white makeup, and to whiten and condition their skin. The use of nightingale excrement dates back to the Heian period (794–1185) when it was introduced to the Japanese by the Korean people. [1] [3] Koreans used the guano to remove dye from fabric, allowing them to make intricate designs ...
Unlike modern-day oiran and geisha, but similarly to some apprentice geisha, they do not use wigs for their traditional hairstyles, but instead use their own hair. Tayū wear white face makeup and blacken their teeth. Tayū are accompanied by an older female attendant and two kamuro (young girls wearing red livery bearing the tayū 's name).
Uemura left Japan in the late 1950s to try to break into the film and television make-up business. Uemura's big break came on the set of the 1962 film, My Geisha. [2] The film's regular make up artist fell ill and Uemura, who was working as a Hollywood beautician at the time, was called in to fill in for the sick artist. [2]