| 单词 | geisha |
| 例句 | On the wall was a framed embroidery of a Japanese geisha that Kaylene had made. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z From the back of a yellow house, two girls emerge, playing geisha. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She would kneel in her kimono and speak very softly in Japanese, while her young assistant would gracefully swing closed knees or bend her swanlike neck to the old geisha’s instructions. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z They imagined the quick, sweet pain, then the evacuation to Japan, then a hospital with warm beds and cute geisha nurses. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the reporters—he’d lived in Japan just after the war, training automotive engineers to write manuals—was reminded of the calm of a geisha he’d witnessed performing the tea ceremony at Nara. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z My visit to the old geisha who lived across the firebreak was a typical example of how those attempts turned out. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivanito watches as his mother powders her face like a geisha and rubs rouge high on her cheeks. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember the afternoon I spent with the incomprehensible old geisha at Manzanar. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of letting them start separate new lives like the Japanese, who could become samurais and geishas, the Chinese family, faces averted but eyes glowering sideways, hung on to the offenders and fed them leftovers. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She told me to stay away from those girls, they were just being mean, and if I wanted lessons from the old geisha woman, Mama herself would take me over there and arrange it. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z We are for breeding purposes: we aren’t concubines, geisha girls, courtesans. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Its portrayal of a lovelorn 15-year-old geisha, who is impregnated and abandoned by an American lieutenant, has become increasingly problematic in the 21st century, particularly to audiences of Asian heritage. Saying Yes to Puccini, but No to His Stereotypes 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z It is also part of the rich traditional side of the city, along with a feudal-era castle, well-preserved geisha districts and a dazzling “ninja” temple. Next Stop: In Kanazawa, Japan, Ancient Beauty Fuses With Modern Art 2010-12-24T19:55:00Z No longer able to compete with the flood of much younger women into her chosen industry, she must now attempt either to find a wealthy man to marry or open her own geisha establishment. Scarecrow Video recommendations for "The Help" 2011-08-09T15:16:04Z He also told me that his mother is a geisha, which I had assumed was a joke played on the naïve foreigner. A Guide to Tokyo, From an Outsider (and Insider) 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z The owner, a former geisha, speaks some English. In Search of Japan’s Hidden Culinary Revolution 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Another one they hate, geisha, oh, who is that going to offend, the geisha who lives in the apartment upstairs? Bill Maher’s epic anti-PC Halloween rant: “I’m going to vote Republican, because I just can’t stand being on the same team as these humorless jackoffs” 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z She visited Singapore Chinatown, visited a beach in Hong Kong and shopped and was dressed up as a geisha in Tokyo. AP Interview: Taylor Swift relishes Asian success 2011-02-21T19:46:03Z It was some dark hour beyond midnight, maybe 2 a.m., maybe 4 a.m., and I was wearing a pink cotton robe from Japan that made me feel like a geisha. Wigs are my superhero costume 2012-10-12T23:30:00Z While it has been used by kabuki actors and Buddhist monks, the technique is frequently nicknamed “the geisha facial”. A poo facial mask – smaller pores, yes, but do you really want faeces on your face? 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z A geisha holds up a letter, coral sleeves falling back to expose pale forearms. Kitagawa Utamaro 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z That same year, in “Sisters of the Gion,” she played the more resentful and opportunistic of two geisha sisters, determined to exploit the men who exploit her. Isuzu Yamada, Actress Who Worked With Kurosawa, Dies at 95 2012-07-15T22:57:26Z Twenty years after her young geisha in Sisters of the Gion, Yamada plays the mature owner of a geisha house, struggling with debts to keep her respectable establishment open. Isuzu Yamada 2012-07-11T14:39:36Z The night before, I had seen three traditional geisha disappearing down an alleyway at the end of their shift. I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Major knows that to find where this robot was hacked, her subconscious ghost needs to dive into the memory of the geisha. Rupert Sanders Narrates a Scene From ‘Ghost in the Shell’ 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z “Chaya” means teahouse, but tea wasn’t the principal attraction of this area, once known for geishas. Japan’s bullet train has made this well-preserved city more accessible than ever 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Murderous geisha robots in the film hark back to “Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex” as well as the 2004 sequel to the original movie. The Live-Action Birth of ‘Ghost in the Shell’ 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z My collection started spontaneously with a love-at-first-sight purchase of colorful geisha bookends from the 1950s. An hour from packed Kyoto, Nara is an enlightening overnight, including cordial deer 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z He culled inspiration for his extravagant, theatrical collections from cultures as far-flung as Kenya's Masai people and the geishas of Japan. Paris court to rule in Galliano anti-Semitism case 2011-09-08T10:01:11Z In it, Titus puts on a one-man show called Kimono You Didn’t inspired by one of his past lives as a geisha named Murasaki. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt season two: funnier and smarter than ever 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z The studio, he said, “was covered in all her inspirational images, these wonderful turn-of-the-century photographs of geishas and Japanese woodcuts and incredible detailing of wisteria.” For L’Wren Scott, Her Identity Was by Design 2014-03-19T20:42:30Z Her latest addition is the Tatcha Gold Collection, an homage to the first geisha she ever met, who used to scratch gold flecks from her papers and rub them onto her lips for added glow. | Bottled Secrets of the Geisha 2013-05-13T18:47:23Z An oxford-cloth geisha face was hand-pieced into wool and chiffon in varying shades of gray; mink, mohair and neoprene cut into cherry blossoms and set into tweed; silk shantung and mohair collaged into cotton seersucker. Back to School With Thom Browne and Rodarte 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z In a music gallery that Christie’s has recreated, Beethoven is playing, and the paintings of Japanese geisha and pagodas on the wall were done by Huguette. Clark collection tells the story of a privileged and peculiar life Having been in Japan in the 1980s, I had the opportunity to experience entertainment provided by a geisha before. What a Trip: In Japan, fine dining, stunning scenery and curiously furry cafes It provides dreamy front and back views of a doll made up and dressed as a geisha. | Laurie Simmons's Love Doll 2011-02-21T14:00:13Z The answer becomes clear when Lady Yuko sells Nori to a man who takes her to an okiya, where she will live among geisha until she is sold to the highest bidder. You’re Going to Want to Join this Odyssey Through Postwar Japan 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z Jay has been inspired by Japanese samurai and geisha. "Project Runway" recap: Jay vs. Mila 2010-04-16T12:17:00Z And I studied there with Japanese teachers who taught us so much, like how to move and walk like a geisha. Opera preview: 'Madama Butterfly' at Seattle Opera 2012-04-25T20:40:08Z The Japanese geisha cultivated a highly specific made-up appearance, employing petals, wax and bird droppings. Cancer, animal cruelty, feminism: So why can’t I quit using makeup? 2014-01-04T23:00:00Z On the Move Entertainment is a talent agency representing musicians and unusual performing artists, including aerial champagne pourers and stilt-walking geishas. Party Planners on Pause, Awaiting Revelry’s Return 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z And opera: the album was named after Lieutenant Pinkerton in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly,” who marries and abandons the Japanese geisha Butterfly. Music Review: All Aboard an Alt-Rock Time Machine 2010-12-19T22:56:09Z Thomas wanted to stress that autonomy, she told me, and she doesn’t fudge the purpose of Gigi’s education, though she compares it to the making of a geisha. Good, Clean, Fun: A Revival of “Gigi” 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z She essayed spies, teachers, taxi drivers, nightclub singers, shamans and kisaengs, the Korean equivalent of geishas. Film: A Fine Balance: The Quiet Life of a Star Actress 2011-02-05T03:33:01Z Whether I am black, white, green or purple, there will be a certain amount of makeup, because that is a geisha. The rarity of black faces, not ‘Otello’ in blackface, should be issue in opera 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Eager visitors harassed geisha’s apprentices, maiko, for photographs on their way to work. Kyoto Wants You Back, but It Has Some Polite Suggestions 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z Such is the case with “Butterfly,” which presents the 15-year-old heroine, Cio-Cio-San, as a “geisha,” a professional attainment that would have been highly unlikely at her age. Review: Seattle Opera’s ‘Madame Butterfly’ packs an emotional punch 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z She’s a topless geisha in one sketch, a cartoonish chimera in another. Before Taylor Swift or David Bowie, There Was Sarah Bernhardt 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z The same thing happens when you search for “geisha costumes” or “Mexican costumes” but it doesn’t happen when you search for “Arab sheikh costumes”. Should Pinterest prohibit culturally inappropriate Halloween ideas? | Arwa Mahdawi 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z In the morning, I was happy to leave my white cell and feast my eyes on the old wooden temples and inns of the nearby Gion geisha district. Heads Up: Japan?s Capsule Hotels Go High Tech and High Style 2011-11-18T17:19:32Z Hemming characters into confined spaces doesn’t preclude cinematic power — especially in stories about the economically precarious life of geishas. Review: ‘Madama Butterfly,’ Without Its Flesh-and-Blood Intensity 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, in British Columbia, is offering a survey of kimono history, as well as a show featuring some of the possessions of the geisha singer Ichimaru. At the Met, Honoring Kimonos and a Scholar of the Same 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z This show of 17 large works from the last 20 years demonstrates her metamorphic methods as baroque elaborations mutate into geisha cartoons. This week's new exhibitions 2012-05-18T23:05:00Z In 2004, Mr. Tsuchitani parodied the museum’s “Geisha: Beyond the Painted Smile” exhibition using postcard photos of himself dressed as a geisha, which he surreptitiously placed in the museum’s rack cards. Asian Art Museum to Remove Bust of Patron. That’s Just a Start. 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Puccini’s opera indulges in an uncomfortable racial stereotype: the obedient, long-suffering Japanese geisha. ‘Butterfly’ and ‘Carmen,’ in Bold and Vivid Cuts 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z They depict whimsical creatures that delight and amuse, with names like Harpy, a chipper and cheerful bird, or Little Bjork, who looks like a geisha. Horacio Salinas’s Charming Carnival of Creatures 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z The hotel was near Gion, Kyoto’s geisha district, in a lively neighborhood of stores, restaurants and train lines that was great for walking. Taking Your Teenagers to Kyoto 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z But these days, there are tenugui with trendy, elaborate designs — a geisha on skis and playing golf, a giant koi fish, colorful birds and animals, Mount Fuji — that you may want to frame. A Shopper’s Guide to Asia 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z A third is made up as a Japanese geisha and required to speak in a kind of Asian baby talk. | 'House of Pleasures': ?House of Pleasures,? Directed by Bertrand Bonello - Review 2011-11-24T20:57:57Z His adoptive parents were a yakuza gangster and a geisha. Motherlode Blog: In Japan, Seeking a Father-in-Law’s Permission to Adopt 2013-07-09T13:28:44Z He arranged for us to spend an evening with a maiko, a geisha apprentice. What a Trip: In Japan, fine dining, stunning scenery and curiously furry cafes And in the locals who drank in cafes of Arles, he saw resonances with the geishas and Kabuki actors of a country he’d never visited. Van Gogh Never Visited Japan, but He Saw It Everywhere 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z His friend laughs: “You think you need to speak to geishas?” Watching Tokyo Through the Eyes of Outsiders 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z I still get goose bumps when I think of our movement teacher showing us the tiniest movements of a geisha's walk: her gestures, the way she holds a teacup. Opera preview: 'Madama Butterfly' at Seattle Opera 2012-04-25T20:40:08Z Think geisha wigs, peacock feathers and devil headbands made of rhinestones. On the Runway Blog: Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj Costume Ideas for Halloween 2011-10-25T16:18:38Z But you won’t find boxing horses, bear jockeys, an Incubator Building populated with premature babies or a teahouse with 40 geisha girls as servers. Weekend Entertainments From the Archives of The New York Times 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z She is beautiful, something like a delicate geisha with luscious hair, but cast in steel and given an iridescent lacquer that removes her even further from reality. Thomas Schütte: Faces & Figures – review 2012-09-29T23:05:27Z Lady Bird Johnson, in our lives, someone with the self-effacing graciousness of a geisha, the political shrewdness of Cleopatra, the intelligence of a Phi Beta Kappa and the caregiving skills of Florence Nightingale. Beneath Her Decorous Demeanor, ‘Lady Bird Johnson’ Was a Political Force 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z As a 19th-century geisha, she shields the artist from the Shogun’s troops in Kyoto; as an astronaut, she goes on a mission to find him, knowing she won’t be able to return. For the Most Complex Heroines in Animation, Look to Japan 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z In the Marvel universe, Japan really is a country populated almost entirely by ninjas, samurai, Yakuza and geisha girls. The Wolverine sharpens claws to take on Japanese culture 2013-07-05T12:04:00Z But his mother really is a geisha, I later learned. A Guide to Tokyo, From an Outsider (and Insider) 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z Miss Albanese was widely praised for the emotional sensitivity she displayed in her portrayal of Cio-Cio-San, a geisha who patiently and tragically awaits the return to Japan of the beloved U.S. Licia Albanese, acclaimed opera soprano known for ‘Madama Butterfly,’ dies at 105 The drama was in the twists of straw and quivering flowers created by the milliner Philip Treacy to suggest the sculpted hairstyles of geishas. Special Report: Fashion: Armani's Homage 2011-07-05T17:09:19Z One particular layer of this “Butterfly” production, last seen in March, is its attention to the heroine’s past as a dancing geisha; another is its use of a puppet for her child. It’s Starting to Look a Lot Like Choreography on Opera Stages 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Today, a few preserved geisha houses, notably the elegant Shima, are open to the public. Japan’s bullet train has made this well-preserved city more accessible than ever 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Japan's relentlessly sexist culture is epitomised by the artificial beauty of the doll-woman, the geisha. A Japanese Mirror: Heroes and Villains of Japanese Culture by Ian Buruma – review 2012-08-14T14:15:01Z As the camera slowing scans the doll dressed in a traditional geisha costume, a woman’s sweet, slightly raspy voice sings “Falling in Love Again.” Art in Review: LAURIE SIMMONS: ?The Love Doll: Days 1-30? 2011-03-03T22:46:45Z So that geisha, for instance, we built fully practically, and inside were animatronic brass cogs. Rupert Sanders Narrates a Scene From ‘Ghost in the Shell’ 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z That implausibility doesn’t reflect the refinement and dignity of a geisha in actual Japanese society.” Cultural controversy swirls around Seattle Opera’s ‘Madame Butterfly’ 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z A selection of photographs presents the geisha tradition in Japan, emphasizing the centuries-old performance element and untangling the profession from its pop culture associations. | An Artistic Armchair Travel Platform That Visits the World’s Most Amazing Places 2014-01-06T22:36:07Z There are extraordinary undertones – submissiveness, the idea of the geisha. The Guardian profile: Yoko Ono 2012-06-08T15:40:20Z Just beyond is Gion, the bustling commercial hub that includes what remains of Kyoto’s geisha district. To truly see Kyoto, walk, bike or take a train through the historic Japanese city 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Galliano's extravagant, theatrical collections drew inspiration from far-flung cultures like Kenya's Massai people and the geishas of Japan and his proud rooster-like post-fashion show strut had long been a thing of legend. John Galliano invited to return to fashion 2013-01-18T16:49:08Z For Freya Punk, Boy George transformed a friend's 15-year-old daughter into a geisha. In pictures: Boy George's photography 2013-10-31T08:43:58Z She changed fabric patterns seasonally, depending upon which flowers were in bloom, and her clothes also depicted her Tokyo neighborhood, known for its geisha trade. At the Met, Honoring Kimonos and a Scholar of the Same 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z In one piece, called “#WTF,” a geisha takes a selfie as a palm tree burns in the background. In a new gallery show, artist Gajin Fujita turns inward to create love letters to L.A. 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z References to Japan, such as the image of a geisha on a screen, are plentiful in the 1982 sci-fi movie “Blade Runner,” directed by Ridley Scott. Netflix making live-action ‘One Piece’ from popular manga 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Also in 2013, Katy Perry dressing as a geisha for her performance of Unconditionally at the American Music Awards caused outrage for appropriation of Japanese culture. Zara Larsson: Why do celebrities wear offensive outfits? 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The women also appeared in a Japanese-inflected boudoir scene in her “Rich Girl” music video in which Stefani at times sports a white bustier and geisha hairstyle. 'I'm Japanese and I didn't know,' Gwen Stefani says when asked about Harajuku backlash 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z A Village Voice review likened her to a geisha who “makes her voice smaller than it really is just to please men.” Olivia Newton-John, superstar singer and actress, dies at 73 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Yeoh continued to tell her characters’ stories through their physicality: There’s a hint of the grandmaster in the grace with which Mameha, the geisha, closes her umbrella, and in the matriarch Eleanor Young’s perfect posture. Michelle Yeoh’s Quantum Leaps 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z The Ivy Asia in Chelsea, west London, posted a video on social media which featured women dressed as geishas being pulled in a rickshaw to the restaurant. Chelsea's Ivy Asia restaurant sorry for 'culturally insensitive' advert 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z The course hurdles are decorated with Japanese cultural items ranging from the sumo wrestler to geisha kimonos and a mini Japanese palace. Olympic riders suggest sumo statue scaring horses: 'It is very realistic' 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z They whirled around a jumping course with a distinctly Japanese feel - obstacles were adorned with life-sized sumo wrestlers, geisha kimonos, cherry blossoms and even a miniature recreation of a Japanese palace. Springsteen makes Olympic debut, falls short in qualifier 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z We are still categorized and viewed as dragon ladies or new iterations of delicate, domestic geishas — modern toile. Opinion | Lucy Liu: My success has helped move the needle. But it’ll take more to end 200 years of Asian stereotypes. 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z New York Magazine’s fashion site The Cut was among the many critics, writing: “One thing’s for certain: Embracing diversity does not mean styling Karlie Kloss as a geisha.” The White Issue: Has Anna Wintour’s Diversity Push Come Too Late? 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z In the advert, women dressed as geishas struggle to get into a rickshaw being pulled by an elderly Asian man. Chelsea's Ivy Asia restaurant sorry for 'culturally insensitive' advert 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z But as evening nears she paints her face with white makeup, dresses in a layered silk kimono, and goes to work - as a geisha. What does a geisha do with spare time? Read manga, play with cats 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z But discouraged by the rigour of geisha life with its hours of artistic practice, fewer now join. Socially distant geisha struggle to survive in coronavirus shadow 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z These ornaments are still worn today by women dressed in kimonos for special occasions, or for work such as geisha and traditional performers. Easy-to-make flowers for traditional Japanese hair ornaments 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Presumably, the records imply that the women referred to as “geisha” might have come on their own, as opposed to sex slaves, who were coerced. Kyodo: Historical documents show Japan’s role in sex slaves 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z “I have fallen asleep in a cemetery, on floors, in a Japanese geisha house,” Welch wrote. Balls, strikes and beers: a father-son umpiring crew saw 4 gritty stars rise in Detroit sandlots 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z An iconic Japanese symbol, geisha are also dwindling, with women scared off by the rigors of training and traditional rules. What does a geisha do with spare time? Read manga, play with cats 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z “I was just full of anxiety,” said fellow geisha Mayu, 47. Socially distant geisha struggle to survive in coronavirus shadow 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Tsai traces a lineage directly from geisha to social media stars. She gave up everything to start beauty brand Tatcha. What happens after it's sold? 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Her parents separated, according to news reports, and Ms. Kyo was raised by her mother, a geisha, in the slums of Osaka. Machiko Kyo, actress who starred in Kurosawa’s masterpiece ‘Rashomon,’ dies at 95 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” tells the story of a Japanese geisha and American Navy lieutenant who fall in love ... in Italian. Essential Arts: L.A.’s Gay Men’s Chorus, once a safe space, now ‘in a world of hurt’ 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z But while Koiku and her “sisters” in Tokyo’s Akasaka geisha district say their life - including hours of dance and music practice - is more demanding than expected, none would trade it for anything else. What does a geisha do with spare time? Read manga, play with cats 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z A select few in the audience called them their mistresses; their status was akin to that of the geishas of Japan. They Once Danced for Royalty. Now It’s Mostly for Leering Men. 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z That made sense, she said, adding that “because we are inspired by the classic Japanese ritual, which was perfected by geisha, we think we are the skin care born from the original makeup artists.” She gave up everything to start beauty brand Tatcha. What happens after it's sold? 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Her theatrical work “The Memento” centered on former girlhood friends — and their simmering rivalry over a man — and featured flashbacks to the life of a geisha. Wakako Yamauchi, celebrated Japanese American playwright, dies at 93 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z I wonder if everyone at this bar thinks I look like a geisha — a dude geisha. ‘I look good’: A straight man’s adventure with makeup | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z But ninjas and geishas programmed with narrative loops similar to their gun-slinging counterparts wasn’t the only highlight of the Japanese theme park. Japan's martial arts hero Hiroyuki Sanada brings his samurai vibe to 'Westworld' 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z The geisha refuses, and in retaliation, the Shogun sends a pack of ninjas to attack the group. Westworld Spoilers Club season 2, episode 5: Akane No Mai 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z “And a geisha is a stage performer. Their face is their worth, and they put it through a lot between long hours and makeup.” She gave up everything to start beauty brand Tatcha. What happens after it's sold? 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Of course, the genes geisha and mother of geisha don’t act in isolation. Insects Conquered a Watery Realm with Just 2 New Genes 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z The trend was later adopted by women in the 17th century, when geisha - high class female entertainers - began to appear. Japan's 'living artwork' invents new style 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Miss Piggy now glorified geisha, forced to be active listener. Cookie Monster on the Dole 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z In some cases, the robbers donned distinctive “geisha doll”-style masks. Arrests made in San Jose “Geisha Doll” robberies 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z Vogue writes that the spread is “paying homage to geisha culture.” Model Karlie Kloss sorry for a culturally insensitive spread 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Because the leg fan reminded the researchers of a Japanese fan, they decided to call the newer gene geisha and its ancestral version mother of geisha. Insects Conquered a Watery Realm with Just 2 New Genes 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z Inspired by the ultra-nationalism at the time, people wore male and female Japanese school uniform styles gakuran and sailor fuku, carried Japanese war flags, and painted their faces painted white using geisha make-up. Japan's 'living artwork' invents new style 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z The 24-year-old fashion model was featured in the latest issue of Vogue dressed as a traditional Japanese geisha, with a patterned robe and black wig, posing alongside a sumo wrestler. Karlie Kloss apologizes for Vogue photo shoot faux pas 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z So far, the majority of these farcical cases of “appropriation” have concentrated on fashion, dance, and music: At the American Music Awards 2013, Katy Perry got it in the neck for dressing like a geisha. Lionel Shriver's Controversial Cultural Appropriation Speech 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z They brought out some geishas and now I want to say something about cultural appropriation, but I’m going to bite my tongue. BET awards diary: searing political rhetoric and bloated back-slapping 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Kyoto is considered the birthplace of the geisha culture. Viewing Work As 'Given From Heaven' 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z The students’ $120 per-head charge was small compared to what they spent on outfits: Many ordered their costumes—including those for a Japanese geisha, an astronaut and a Romanian peasant—on Amazon.com. For Iraqi Students, One Last Hurrah Before an Uncertain Future 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Sushi chefs, like sumo wrestlers and geisha, are stereotypical personifications of Japanese culture. Roll over, male sushi chefs. In Japan, women challenge tradition. 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z An aging woodblock print of two geishas beneath a parasol hangs above Talbot’s desk. William Talbot has navigated Santa Fe art world for 30 years 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Her apartment wasn’t large enough for her collection of Native American dolls and dreamcatchers, Japanese geisha figurines, ceramic Gypsy busts and Haitian masks. Affordable housing goals, Sioux Falls historic homes clash 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Maiko, an apprentice geisha, is photographed in Kyoto's Gion district, among the most exclusive and well-known geisha districts in all of Japan. Viewing Work As 'Given From Heaven' 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Also off-limits are geisha girls and samurai warriors — even, some say, if the wearer is Japanese. On Campus This Halloween, Free to Be You, but Maybe Not Me 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z But his tigers, samurai and geisha resemble the work of centuries-old painters and engravers. ‘Lowbrow’: A pop culture mashup at Blind Whino 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z When the legendary singer finally shows up, Steinem notes only that his wife waits on him like a geisha and that he has an enormous collection of toy trains, which he proudly shows off. Traveling with feminist icon Gloria Steinem 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Sara Little Turnbull, an innovative product designer who found inspiration for her work in geisha styles, a Kenyan game park, an American prison and other unlikely places, died on Friday at her home in Seattle. Sara Little Turnbull, Product Designer Inspired by Anthropology and Nature, Dies at 97 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z Maiko, an apprentice geisha, is photographed in Kyoto's Gion district, among the most exclusive and well-known geisha districts in all of Japan. Viewing Work As 'Given From Heaven' 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Both Japanese and Western commentators have tended to see the geisha girl as the ideal of Japanese womanhood - attractive and subtle, subservient to men, but clever enough to be good company. Three Western myths about Japan - BBC News 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z This World War II artifact originated when American GIs stationed in Japan commissioned silk athletic-style jackets embroidered with cranes, flowers and geishas as wearable remembrances of their time abroad. A Guide to Next Spring’s Menswear 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Slowly, in a sequence of perfectly choreographed revelations, we discover that Ono was trained as a decadent artist, an illustrator of the night-time “floating world” of the prewar geishas. The 100 best novels: No 94 – An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro (1986) 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z This is partly the result of a general trend away from rigid traditions — the numbers of heavily made-up geisha also are plummeting — and the life of a professional sumo wrestler being particularly tough. Sumo groups hope skinny Japanese kids can recapture their nation’s glory 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Kyoto is considered the birthplace of the geisha culture. Viewing Work As 'Given From Heaven' 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z They may be guests of one of the more than 30 international companies here that use geishas to entertain clients. Traditional Geishas Entertain Western Guests 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Before dressing up, he watched three geisha actresses dance, while another played a three-stringed instrument, called a shamisen. William dressed as samurai warrior 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z Total rent for this luxe home fit for a geisha? Inside The Homes Of This Year's Golden Globe Nominees 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Brick walls, an oversized screen of a geisha and a few paintings in pastel colors form the backdrop of this little restaurant. At Ramen Shops in Westchester, Broth and Noodles Harmonize 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Cellphone and computer shops with picture windows line the streets, and beauty parlor signs feature women with pouting lips and geisha makeup. Kabul was eerie and dangerous under the Taliban. It feels that way again. 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z Dress and makeup evolve along a geisha’s career. Traditional Geishas Entertain Western Guests 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z The showing will include 9 Eberle pieces, including his latest, completed for the event, of a Korean geisha -- his first new work in five years. Pro billiards player Max Eberle looks for big break as artist 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z That means no American Indian or geisha costumes. 5 Rules for Celebrating Halloween at Work 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z “They would protect themselves from the frigid ocean water by coating their bodies in camellia oil. The geisha heard about the ama, and began incorporating camellia oil into their beauty rituals.” The Benefits Of Body Oils 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z “That’s where the geisha girls used to be,” he said, pointing at the opposite bank, now lined with modern apartment buildings. In Japan, former American prisoners of war close a dark chapter Like many Japanese men, Mr. Yokoyama had never seen a geisha performance until he moved to the city nine years ago and was invited to Komayah. Traditional Geishas Entertain Western Guests 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z That translated into a modern geisha look of kimono-style jackets and coats worn over flared trousers in bold red, white and black florals. Paris Fashion Week: At Alexander McQueen, modern geishas 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Some of the models were painstakingly painted in harsh white body makeup, like geishas, marble statues or some bloodless Sylph. At Paris Fashion Week, a battle over breasts There was her performance of Unconditionally at the 2013 American Music Awards – trussed up in a Kimono and busting geisha moves with the slightest hint of slanty-eyed makeup. From Katy Perry to Avril Lavigne, pop culture is peddling racism 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z That the paper doesn’t talk about male MPs as though they are geishas being offered up to potential male customers is so obvious it hardly needs stating. Oh yes. This is what Theresa May went into politics for 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z This is why Japanese businesses invite clients to teahouses or hire maikos and geishas, according to the city’s convention and tourism bureau. Traditional Geishas Entertain Western Guests 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z On the other hand, Katy Perry’s performance in overly literal geisha garb recently drew criticism. When Native American Appropriation Is Appropriate 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z It started the Kabuto beer label, which it promoted using geisha servers; the brand was short-lived. Japanese Food Firm That Popularized Sushi Looks Globally for Growth 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z It wasn't because of gimmicks or marketing – nobody knew what geisha was at first – but because of its unusual flavour profile: floral, "bright", "pretty". Coffee is not dead – but it is losing its wild side 2012-11-13T13:00:02Z Tokyo in 1964, the winner of the 60m wheelchair dash was presented with a geisha figurine clad in a silk kimono. The Games Come Home: Tracing the Paralympics' British Roots 2012-09-03T11:05:14Z Then she escorts them to a room on the second floor where geishas or soon-to-be geishas, who are called maikos, entertain them. Traditional Geishas Entertain Western Guests 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z “I look after him like a geisha girl,” she told The New York Times in 1970. Helen Gurley Brown, Who Gave Cosmopolitan Its Purr, Is Dead at 90 2012-08-13T21:30:01Z The poison instilled by the geisha, dormant through the rapid passage of stirring events, throbbed through his veins, and he gasped and grew faint under the pain of it. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z It is a joke that a couple of geisha have sought to play on me. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z Nevertheless, the wrestlers maintain some trace of their ancient standing, for their position even now is regarded as superior to actors or the geisha, though good actors are rapidly gaining a social position.' A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z Typically, geishas act as hostesses, engaging in witty conversation and encouraging guests to mingle. Traditional Geishas Entertain Western Guests 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z “And I simply wanted to become a leading geisha in Kamaishi.” At 84, a City?s Last Geisha Defies Time, and Her Fourth Tsunami 2011-04-05T02:06:47Z It was a fortunate chance indeed that had brought the geisha to the castle. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z She was a geisha, born a samurai’s daughter, that sold herself into bondage after her father died, so that her mother might have food to eat. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z Kyoto's geisha quarters at this time of year are usually readying for the cherry blossom season bustle of customers. Japan Recovery Slowed by Aftershocks, Nuke Fears 2011-03-28T13:25:00Z While geishas are often thought of as sexual companions of sponsors, and in earlier times might have offered sexual experiences for a price, it is generally agreed that this practice has been abandoned. Traditional Geishas Entertain Western Guests 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z The popular notion of Japanese life is one of order, where tranquillity is the ideal made into an aesthetic, whether in poetry, gardening, flower arranging, the tea ceremony, or tittuping geishas. Japan Has Attracted the Sympathy of the World 2011-03-20T14:00:00Z The fortress should be demolished stone by stone, the geisha executed on its ruins. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z She dwelt in the narrow street of the geisha, where the red and white lanterns swing and the plum trees flourish by the low eves. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z Japanese political party dinners and consultations are often held in restaurants, where geisha make the fun and pour the wine. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z Most other teahouse owners are resisting following Ms. Tomimori in welcoming foreigners without an escort and allowing geishas to speak English. Traditional Geishas Entertain Western Guests 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z In its heyday, Ojinam was one of Seoul's top restaurants, with patrons -- exclusively men -- feasting on simmering casseroles and rice wine to the singing and dancing of ''gisaeng,'' the Korean equivalent of Japan's geisha. Legendary Seoul Restaurant Makes Way for Hotel 2010-09-17T12:49:00Z Condemned to inaction, deprived of amusement and male companionship, relegated to the uninteresting society of tire-women, the unhappy geisha pined as well as fretted. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z I have a fancy to remain a geisha. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z Indeed one well-informed gentleman told me that probably ten per cent. of the geisha enter the calling by their own choice. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z Recently, Ms. Tomimori, in a break with accustomed practice, has started to admit visitors who do not have an invitation or an escort but want to spend time in the company of geishas. Traditional Geishas Entertain Western Guests 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z The Gion nightclub, named after the historic geisha district in Kyoto, usually teems with Japanese tourists intent on experiencing Bangkok's pleasures of the flesh. Uneasy Calm Returns to Bangkok, But Peace is Still Out of Reach 2010-05-21T09:45:00Z The geisha was so astonished at the apparition which suddenly presented itself before her that the sak�-cup dropped from her fingers. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z One night he fell fainting at the entrance of the street of the geisha. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z If her ability is exceptional, she may set up as geisha keeper, train other maiko, employ younger geisha, and so make her living. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z Older geishas tone down the color palette of their kimono. Traditional Geishas Entertain Western Guests 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Jean and Frieda in kimonos, with sashes about their waists, were Japanese geisha girls, and found their costumes excessively inconvenient in their efforts to help Ralph Merrit freeze the ice cream in the back yard. The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold The ambitious and presumptuous geisha had been put down into her place at last, firmly and quietly by her superior. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z The street of the geisha is full of music, for they play the samisen there all day long. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z But condemnation of the whole geisha system is not confined to Christians. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z Though many regular customers entertain non-Japanese business associates, she leaves it to them to translate the conversation between the guests and the geishas. Traditional Geishas Entertain Western Guests 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z A great prince of the ancient days Once loved a little geisha girl, Who wore a silken robe, Blue as the waters of the lily-pond. Acanthus and Wild Grape A cry of vexation and abortive spite rose in the geisha's throat, and choked her. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z And the folk that passed that way said to one another, “See, yonder stands Sakura-ko, Flower of the Cherry, the beautiful dancer of Yedo, the geisha without peer.” Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z These stepparents, deciding to have her become a geisha, expended much time and money on her training. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z Companies know the value of the geishas even if they cannot quantify it, Rie Doi, of the convention and tourism bureau, said. Traditional Geishas Entertain Western Guests 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z The geishas, or singing girls of Japan, are, physically speaking, among the most attractive examples of female grace. Oriental Women The concubine would be speedily forgotten, and it would be as if the shadow of the wicked geisha had never crossed their path. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Little narrow street of the geisha, paved with bitterness and broken hearts, your houses are full of vain hopes and vain regrets; youth and love and grief dwell here. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z When she was prepared at sixteen years of age, she was entrusted to a woman whose business it was to find employment for geisha in hotels and tea-houses. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z In her second-floor tearoom, Ms. Tomimori said that for the foreign guest, the experience was not just about watching the dance, or even speaking to the geishas. Traditional Geishas Entertain Western Guests 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z The word geishas means "accomplished persons," and these girls are trained in the art of making themselves agreeable. Oriental Women The geisha he could see as he went by, was surrounded by her maidens and an outer circle of braves, armed ready to attend her. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z He sent his servant to the street of the geisha with money in his girdle. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z A geisha is invariably a young woman who has had years of training fitting her to provide social entertainment for men. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z But even as their numbers dwindle, the geishas remain an enduring and widely recognized symbol of Japan. Traditional Geishas Entertain Western Guests 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z When her husband gives a party he calls in the geisha; she herself, poor dear, sits upstairs on a mat and is not allowed to be seen. Japan A Record in Colour There was naught to tell the tale of the geisha's discomfiture but the shattered sak�-cup. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z And the geisha who poured the saké was called Silver Wave. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z It nevertheless affords opportunity for the display of something like eighty or ninety geisha, and helps to maintain the business and the system. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z This month a special geisha dance is given here at a theater connected with a training school; the dance lasts an hour and is repeated four or five consecutive hours. Letters from China and Japan What if the geisha entertain her husband’s guests? Japan A Record in Colour Were he to denounce the geisha to his brother in the matter of her declaration to himself, she would swear it was spitefully conceived, and No-Kami would refuse to be convinced. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Afterwards he went to seek her out in the street of the geisha. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z Dressed in faultless style, in richest silks and brilliant colors, geisha are moving pictures which have charmed generations of Japanese men and, in recent decades, many foreigners. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z The dress of the geisha is very like the ceremonial dress of the lady, especially when black with decorations at the bottom. Letters from China and Japan For such a unique and costly gown the geisha will of course have to pay a fabulous sum, and a sum that would astound the average English woman of fashion. Japan A Record in Colour It was with a twinge of genuine regret that the geisha turned from the bronzed hero to examine the chief of the clan. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z In Japan the geisha girls are employed in the public teahouses to entertain men visitors so "maids" will be a better term by which to call the young girls who help you. Breakfasts and Teas Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions If foreign guests are to be entertained by wealthy individuals, by companies, or even by cities, the inevitable geisha is there, and is presented as a characteristic product of Japan—which she truly is. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z They say the geisha is the most unselfish person in the world. Letters from China and Japan But then when a geisha orders a costume she thinks it out carefully; she does not go, as we do, to a dressmaker, but to an artist. Japan A Record in Colour Circumstances were assisting the manœuvres of the cunning geisha more than she could have dared to hope. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Of fiction, the scene of which is laid in Japan, one of the most famous stories is Madame Chrysantheme by Pierre Loti, a cynical sketch of the Japanese geisha, or professional entertainer. The Critic in the Orient Rather than countenance the geisha system, he prefers to take his guests to a hotel where the service is not so perfect but where the women employed are above suspicion. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z No, it is only A beautiful geisha swaying down the street. Japanese Prints How different she is from the geisha of fiction, of operettas, and of story-books, which is the only geisha that the stay-at-home Englishman can know! Japan A Record in Colour A very pretty little lady like a humming bird, with dancing eyes and silvery laugh, and hair tricked out and stiffened with pomade, who, by her gay dress, was a geisha or professional dancing-girl. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Another good story which lays bare the ugly fate that often befalls the geisha, is The Lady and Sada San by Frances Little, the author of that popular book, The Lady of the Decoration. The Critic in the Orient As indicating the status of geisha in the best Japanese society, it is significant that all geisha are rigidly excluded from every entertainment where any member of the Imperial household is present. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z The attendant geisha girls were seated at intervals in front of the guests. Travels in the Far East When he emerged from behind the screen, the geishas were frightened and drew back in alarm; for he was no longer the gentle little monkey merchant, but a real devil. Japan A Record in Colour Instead of demanding her rights, and boldly grappling at once with a situation that was ominous of evil, and so defining the geisha's place without more ado, O'Tei made another mistake. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z How had it seemed to her, so guarded, and so delicately reared, this being summoned like a hired geisha to dance before a stranger,—a ragged, unkempt, hungry stranger! The Dragon Painter The national custom which predetermines the social incompetence of the majority of cultured women compensates for the loss by providing this geisha class. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z The formal exercises were mostly conducted by geisha and Maiko girls, three officiating as musicians, several more dancing, and others serving as attendants. Travels in the Far East The Sake passed round, the geishas danced, and Inchie talked, while with every cup he grew brighter and brighter, and his eyes sparkled like jewels. Japan A Record in Colour The geisha tingled with exasperated shame, for her quick instinct could read at a glance the open faces of the braves. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Then came the Japanese tea shop, with the Emerson twins as proprietors, looking so realistically Japanese that Arline declared she didn't believe they were the Emerson twins, but two geisha girls straight from Japan. Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College I have known two women who had been geisha and who married men of some position. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z Those who took part in the procession were geisha girls and novitiates who were to be educated as future geisha girls, their parents giving them over to the instructors at an early age. Travels in the Far East And there is nothing more typical of the decorative sense innate in the Japanese than the little garden of geisha girls, which almost invariably forms the background of every tea-house dinner. Japan A Record in Colour Amused with the thought that the Abbess must be mad, the geisha lay listening, a sly smile playing about her lips, until the unlucky pleader began to talk about her son. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z The smile of the geisha girl may be professional, but is very seductive and penetrating; so that the mere European man is soon a willing worshipper. Ranching, Sport and Travel Truly, the way of the geisha is hard! Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z Then, after a considerable pause, there followed another geisha girl; and thus the procession continued for over an hour. Travels in the Far East It is the artist’s ambition that she should be a picture, perfect in every detail, and the geisha is always a picture, beautiful beyond description. Japan A Record in Colour O'Kik�, the baleful geisha, was at the bottom of all the trouble. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Also the geisha school, and saw girls taught dancing, music and tea ceremony. Ranching, Sport and Travel Not until Japanese ladies can hold their own in social life will the vocation of the geisha be ended. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z Here sat the musicians dressed as geisha girls, and the dancers, called Maiko, were also clad in the same manner, with long artistic kimonos and flowers in their hair. Travels in the Far East The geisha begins her career at a very early age. Japan A Record in Colour Riding listlessly, as was his wont, with no settled purpose, he had been astonished to see the geisha in conference with his mother. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z And there were also the geisha dances and the nesans running up stairs and down with their little white socks and flowery skirts, carrying refreshments. Boy Scouts in the Philippines Or, The Key to the Treaty Box The result is that in the lowest classes, from which geisha are recruited, there run strains of gentle blood. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z An idea perhaps can be obtained from this gidayu as to why the native waxes enthusiastic over the pose and vivid gestures of the geisha, who is the one to interpret these dramatic recitations. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) And although to our eyes she appears a nonentity as compared with the geisha, her position is in reality a very happy one and greatly to be envied. Japan A Record in Colour Foiled spite and impotent rage leapt up and invaded the calculating spirit of the geisha. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Any remaining space was covered by pictures of famous persons, people wanted or wanting, and a geisha girl or two. The House of the Misty Star A Romance of Youth and Hope and Love in Old Japan A few geisha, coming under Christian influences, have been converted, and so far as I know, such persons leave the calling altogether, as incompatible with Christian principles. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z The buying of geisha and jorō cost the more as they imply the other two vices. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) The geisha in reality is a little genius, perfectly brilliant as a talker, and mistress of the art of dancing. Japan A Record in Colour Shielded by the buckler of such suffering as hers, the tiny pins of the geisha fell harmless. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Never heard of a sing-song girl; never heard of a geisha! The Ragged Edge As said above, there are many hotels in the cities from which geisha are rigidly excluded, and where without doubt the relations of guests with hotel girls are above criticism. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z The most striking is the offering of a little geisha lady, and portrays an heroic scene of early days. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) The geisha is the educated woman of Japan. Japan A Record in Colour But what if the travelling geisha were a light-o'-love to be picked up too easily to-day and cast forth to-morrow? The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z What manner of tourist was this who had heard neither of the geisha of Japan nor of the sing-song girl of China? The Ragged Edge The hotel and tea-house girl belongs rather to the geisha class, whose loud, harsh voices and artificial, coarse laughter are distinguishing characteristics. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z At such a dinner the guests kneel on cushions ranged round the four walls of the room, and each man has a low lacquer table to himself, and a geisha to wait on him. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People The very same girls exhibit alternately stolidity and vivacity according as they are acting as geisha or as respectable members of society. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic There was a faint sound of brawling within, a clash of steel, a din of bandied threats, followed by the long rippling laugh of the geisha, and then the twang of her samisen. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z He sells his daughter to a geisha or a sing-song master, and the girl is rented out until the debt is paid. The Ragged Edge My informant estimates that this is what happens to perhaps one half of the geisha. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z When the geisha is not bringing in new dishes or replenishing the saké bottle, she kneels before the table and chatters entertainingly. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People In Japan exactly the same demands led, several centuries ago, to the appearance of the geisha. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society With a growl of fear No-Kami sped away, his fingers in his ears, back toward the light--and the saucy geisha, seeing a crouching shadow pass, complained of some unclean animal. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Here and there were groups of geishas or dancing girls. The Motor Maids in Fair Japan I have asked if geisha ever become true, legal wives and am told "only very rarely." Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z Frequently a plain, elderly geisha will display unsuspected mimetic ability. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People And the geisha's social position may be compared with that of the European actress. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society He touched the sword; his hand recoiled, his arm dropped by his side inert, for beyond the taunting visage of the geisha he seemed to behold, tearless and pale, the shadowy figure of O'Tei. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Young bloods of Nagasaki had called in geisha to amuse them at their meal. Kimono I said, 'If this is the champion geisha, take me back to the land of the chorus girl.' The Slim Princess Lately there had been land speculation, and some of those who made money went to tea-houses to see geisha. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People These 'leaves of sunlight' are called gisaing, and correspond to the geishas of Japan. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society Under the circumstances, despite his mother's warnings, Sampei resolved to stay--moth dancing round a candle--and keep an eye upon the geisha. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Insensibly the pathetic melody faded away into the staccato beat of a geisha's song, with more rhythm than tune, which doubled and redoubled its pace, stumbling and leaping up again over strange syncopations. Kimono They've temples and gongs, and grim Buddhas in throngs, And pearl-powdered geisha with dances and songs: Each girl at her back has an imp, brown or black, And dresses her hair in remarkable prongs. Ponkapog Papers No doubt most foreigners generalise too freely in identifying the professions of geisha and joro. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People Few, if any, Westerners ever see a really famous geisha. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society How surprised would the geisha have been could she have read the riddle aright. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z She was the evening's orchestra, an old geisha. Kimono Chinese employ singing girls; Japanese, geishas to talk, sing or dance. America, through the spectacles of an Oriental diplomat In the present organisation of society some geisha play a legitimate rôle. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People The geisha is in no sense necessarily a courtesan. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society Poor Sampei, being less cunning than the geisha, and not perceiving the advantage of which he might have availed himself, naturally did not seize it. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Have you heard the broken samisen music tracking you down a street of geisha houses? Kimono It will be good to feel solid earth, and to see the kimonos and temples and geishas and cherry blossoms. Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis At the same time the degrading character of the life led by many geisha cannot be doubted. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People The way she handled her instrument might have astounded the most skillful geisha; but no such voice had ever been heard from any geisha, and no such song. Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints The fascinating geisha's heart had room for too many occupants, and the warriors began to reflect some while since that, by betraying their lord in their society, she was shaming the house they served. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z They go to the tea-houses; and they order food and geisha to sing, and the oiran to be brought from the big house. Kimono "Is there any evidence that I stayed there over night with a geisha?" Botchan (Master Darling) In the same way a guest drinks with his neighbour and with his attendant geisha. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People The professional appellation borne by an unlucky or unsuccessful geisha is never given to her successor. Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints Even so well skilled a person as the geisha would have found it difficult to angle for both in the presence of one another. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Three of the elder geisha in plain grey kimonos squatted behind the dancers, strumming on their samisens. Kimono "There were two geishas……seems to me somewhat hopeful." Botchan (Master Darling) I found that there were 23 registered geisha, no joro, 50 teahouse girls with dubious characters and 55 sellers of saké. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People One proved generous enough to purchase her freedom unconditionally, at a price which made Kimika a rich woman; and Kimiko was grateful,—but she remained a geisha. Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints As he gazed on the dazzling geisha, his spirits rose to blytheness. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Here famous foreigners are officially introduced to the mysteries of Japanese cuisine and the charms of Japanese geisha. Kimono "Why the one who is so strict as to forbid others from going even to noodle house or dango shop as unbecoming to instructors, stayed over night at a hotel with a geisha!" Botchan (Master Darling) The horror which the Western man of high character felt when he thought of the future of the little girls in attendance on geisha was not a horror generated by Plato. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People Other geisha grew into fame, but no one was even classed with her. Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints At this point of her career we may leave the geisha: there-. after her story is apt to prove unpleasant, unless she die young. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series The bright plumage of the geisha stood out against their sombre monotony. Kimono The geisha was the youngest and prettiest of the bunch. Botchan (Master Darling) Certainly these primitive dances are of far greater interest than the performances of geisha. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series Between Kimiko and other geisha there was a difference of gentle blood. Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints In another part of the room, guests and geisha are playing ken. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series The young man was in a very hilarious state, and had gathered around him a bevy of geisha with whom he was cracking jokes. Kimono Red Shirt always speaks of refinement of character or of mental consolation, but he is making a fool of himself by chasing round a geisha. Botchan (Master Darling) When at length the dinner has run its course the geisha, in their beautiful robes of silk and brocade and their splendid sashes, come in to sing and dance. Peeps at Many Lands: Japan One whisper from a geisha had numbed, his will; one smile blinded his eyes. Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints If the geisha make the sign of the Gun, you must instantly, and in exact time to the music, make the sign of the Fox, who cannot use the Gun. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series The geisha giggled, and hid her face behind her sleeve. Kimono The geisha slapped the lap of Clown with a "Cut that out," and Clown gleefully laughed. Botchan (Master Darling) There he provides not only the delicacies which make up a Japanese dinner, but hires dancing girls, called geisha, to amuse the company by their dancing and singing. Peeps at Many Lands: Japan She remembered that in other days, when banquets were given in her father's house, and dancers served the wine, a free geisha named Kimika had often caressed her. Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints Yet thus much is true— that, like the kitten, the geisha is by profession a creature of prey. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series All the geisha now hid their faces among much tittering. Kimono His manner was so rough that the geishas were startled and did not answer. Botchan (Master Darling) Kedzie, or "Anita," as he called her, was an outsider, a pretty thing like a geisha, fascinating by her oddity and her foreignness, but, after all, an alien who could interest one only temporarily. We Can't Have Everything He was an only son and his parents, wealthy and titled people, were willing to make any sacrifice for him,—even that of accepting a geisha for daughter-in-law. Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints Therefore, to play with a geisha any game much more serious than ken, or at least go, is displeasing to the gods. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series He glanced round and saw Mr. Fujinami, senior, in a state of absolute collapse, being conducted out of the room by two members of the family and a cluster of geisha. Kimono The sight of the geishas set the room immediately in a buzz and it became noisy as they all raised howls of welcome. Botchan (Master Darling) And he went with Marshall drearily to the St. James's Club and went on hearing about geishas and Japanese art. December Love Lolita How curious to find in you, Lolita, The geisha Who sits and strums in the immortal Attitude of submission. A Woman of Thirty Then, making your way through the press to the temple steps, you see two geisha seated upon the matting within, playing and singing, and a third dancing before a little table. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series They and the geisha escorted their guests to the rickshaws and helped them on with their cloaks and boots. Kimono One of the geishas came in front of me, and taking up a samisen, asked me to sing something. Botchan (Master Darling) And Marshall talked about Japanese art and presently about geishas, not stupidly, but with understanding. December Love Osaka and Kyoto have disguised themselves as travelling players, gathered together some geishas and musicians, and now set up a marionette theatre. A Second Book of Operas Such is the geisha's r¶le But what is the mystery of her? Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series Have you seen the geisha herself in her blue cloak sitting rigid and expressionless in the rickshaw which is carrying her off to meet her lover? Kimono What a simpleton, to be pleased by the slap of a geisha, this Clown. Botchan (Master Darling) Last night the inn was very noisy, as some travellers in the next room to mine hired geishas, who played, sang, and danced till two in the morning, and the whole party imbibed sake freely. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan A song, accompanied by the twanging of a samisen and the clanging of tamtams, is sung by three geishas. A Second Book of Operas Now, to play ken with a geisha requires a perfectly cool head, a quick eye, and much practice. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series Besides Sadako could speak English so well; it was so convenient that she should come; and under her mother's care her morals would not be contaminated by the propinquity of geisha. Kimono According to his idea, running after a geisha is a mental consolation but tempura or dango is a material pleasure, I guess. Botchan (Master Darling) Her brothers had one staple topic of conversation which they did not hesitate to discuss before their sister—geisha, assignation houses, and the licensed quarters. Kimono He learns of one of the latter when he suggests to the broker that he might marry a charming geisha who had taken his fancy at a tea house. A Second Book of Operas The music becomes quicker and quicker and the runners run faster and faster, for they must keep time to the melody; and the geisha wins. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series The wooden walls resounded with the jangle of the samisen, the high screaming geisha voices, and the rough laughter of the guests. Kimono I thought that the person called Madonna was no other than a favorite geisha of Red Shirt. Botchan (Master Darling) The attendant geisha poured out a little of the greenish liquid, which was drunk with much hissing and sucking. Kimono Now three geishas, representing Beauty, Death, and the Vampire, begin a dance. A Second Book of Operas The familiarity which foreign tourists in Japan frequently permit themselves with geisha or with waiter-girls, though endured with smiling patience, is really much disliked, and considered by native observers an evidence of extreme vulgarity. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series A pretty face, eh?" they said, "it looks like a geisha! Kimono Porcupine called "geisha, geisha," in a loud voice, and commanded; "Bang your samisen; I'm going to dance a sword-dance." Botchan (Master Darling) A few bold spirits began to laugh and joke with the geisha. Kimono Glimpses of Nippon—its mountains, waters, bridges, flowers, gardens, geishas; as a foil to their grace and color the prosaic figures of a naval officer and an American Consul. A Second Book of Operas Notwithstanding all this apparent comradeship, a certain rigid decorum between guest and geisha is invariably preserved at a Japanese banquet. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series This was a geisha quarter, whence the sound of samisen music and quavering songs resounded all day long. Kimono Porcupine, munching the beef to the full capacity of his mouth, asked me if I knew Red Shirt having a favorite geisha. Botchan (Master Darling) Presently the geisha began to dance at the far end of the room. Kimono Yet might not even a geisha feel a genuine passion? A Second Book of Operas Always in the dwelling which a band of geisha occupy there is a strange image placed in the alcove. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series Tea and ice-creams were served by geisha girls who danced afterwards upon the lawn. Kimono I asked if that was not one of the geishas who came to our dinner the other night, and he answered, "Yes, I got the wind of the fact only recently; you're sharp." Botchan (Master Darling) They were followed by the geisha, each girl carrying a little white china bottle shaped like a vegetable marrow, and a tiny cup like the bath which hygienic old maids provide for their canary birds. Kimono The geisha certainly looked most charming as they slowly advanced in a kind of ritualistic procession. Kimono She is fed, clothed, and trained in a house occupied only by geisha; and she passes the rest of her childhood under severe discipline. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series She heard one say: "It is a geisha; she has murdered her sweetheart." Kimono At that time, preceded by a coquetish voice, three or four geishas entered the room. Botchan (Master Darling) "Oh!" gasped the admiring Asako, "I must get one of those geisha girls to show me how to wear my kimonos properly; they do look smart." Kimono But all the geisha had a grave and dignified look, quite different from the sprightly butterflies of musical comedy from whom Geoffrey had accepted his knowledge of Japan. Kimono Even among the poor respectable classes, names resembling those of geisha, etc., are in disfavour. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series If I kill myself I throw myself into the river like a common geisha. Kimono Still the geisha kept bringing more and more food in a desultory way quite unlike our system of fixed and regular courses. Kimono They pretend not to see like a geisha who squints through a fan. Kimono All Japanese people like to go away in summer season with geisha girl. Kimono He go away to mountains with geisha girl. Kimono We Japanese do not think art is just to be able to do things, showing off like geisha. Kimono They had taken the geishas' instruments from them, and were performing an impromptu song and dance, while the girls clapped their hands and writhed with laughter. Kimono He thought only of geisha and bad women. Kimono |
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