Geishas Collection (#3)

c. 1880s Japan - young women in a flower garden

c. 1880s Japan - tea house at Oji
c. 1880s Japan - - tea house at Oji

c. 1880s Japan - geishas in a pleasure boat

Group of geishas musicians on picnic with man, Japan
Group of geishas musicians on a picnic with a man, Japan, late 19th century

c. 1880s Japan - geishas playing musical instruments
c.1880s Japan - geishas playing the shamisen and koto musical instruments

Geishas in tea house, Ikegami near Omori, Japan
Geishas in a tea house, Ikegami near Omori, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

A group of geishas in rickshaws in a Japanese park. Vintage 19th century photograph

Tea house Mukojima, Tokyo, with geishas on the balcony. Vintage 19th century photograph

Group of Geisha girls playing musical instruments (hand coloured albumen print on card)
STC236939 Group of Geisha girls playing musical instruments (hand coloured albumen print on card) by Kimbei, Kusakabe (1841-1934) (attr)

Girl arranging flowers (hand coloured photo)
STC437664 Girl arranging flowers (hand coloured photo) by Japanese Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Japanese, out of copyright

Moonlight Revelry at Dozo Sagami, Edo period, late 18th-early 19th century
FSG324801 Moonlight Revelry at Dozo Sagami, Edo period, late 18th-early 19th century (ink & colour on paper) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 194.7x348.5 cm; Freer Gallery of Art

Two geisha reading from a book, Edo period (colour, gold & silver on silk)
FSG324569 Two geisha reading from a book, Edo period (colour, gold & silver on silk) by Harunobu, Gakutei (fl.1818-30); 165.3x109.2 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Geisha and Attendant on a Rainy Night, c. 1797 (colour woodblock print)
2968137 Geisha and Attendant on a Rainy Night, c.1797 (colour woodblock print) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 38.5x25.9 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Gift of Mr. and Mrs

Crossing the Oho-E-Ga-Wa, Province Suraga, 1855 (colour litho)
1272335 Crossing the Oho-E-Ga-Wa, Province Suraga, 1855 (colour litho) by Japanese School, (19th century) (after); 18.125x37.125 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Sinclair, Thomas, Phila)

Two Japanese women in spring, Tokyo, Japan, wearing traditional costume. Date: circa 1900s

Japanese geishas dancing for a Chinese prince (chromolitho)
2782647 Japanese geishas dancing for a Chinese prince (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Japanese geishas dancing for a Chinese prince)

Kumesaburo Iwai as the Geisha Yugiri (colour woodcut)
1067588 Kumesaburo Iwai as the Geisha Yugiri (colour woodcut) by Kuniyasu, Utagawa (1794-1832); 38.4x26.4 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Mr. and Mrs

Girl with Geisha (colour woodcut)
1067932 Girl with Geisha (colour woodcut) by Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1798-1861); 34.9x24.8 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L

"Truth s"Christmas Toy Fund, the Show at the Albert Hall (engraving)
1064131 " Truth s" Christmas Toy Fund, the Show at the Albert Hall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Truth s" Christmas Toy Fund)

Geisha in Summer (woodblock print)
1067931 Geisha in Summer (woodblock print) by Nishikawa Sukenobu (1671-1751); 19.7x15.9 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L

Back view of four geishas, showing their obi sashes, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Geishas hairdressing, Japan, circa 1870s. Date: circa 1870s

Geishas playing the shamisen and koto, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Geishas with ornate kimonos, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Three Japanese sisters Date: 1930

Early Evening in Yoshiwara Inn, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Early Evening in Yoshiwara Inn, 19th century

Two Geisha Preceded by a Maid Carrying a Lantern, ca. 1778. Creator: Torii Kiyonaga
Two Geisha Preceded by a Maid Carrying a Lantern, ca. 1778

Group of Six Geisha Under the Cherry Trees on Gotenyama, ca. 1785

A Party of Geisha in a Suzumi-bune, i. e. "cooling-off boat
A Party of Geisha in a Suzumi-bune, i.e. " cooling-off boat." (Second Scene of a Boating Party), ca. 1796

Two Geisha, ca. 1792. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Two Geisha, ca. 1792

Teahouse at Hirokoji, ca. 1835-42. ca. 1835-42. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Teahouse at Hirokoji, ca. 1835-42

Geisha Girls, ca. 1880. Creator: Unknown
Geisha Girls, ca. 1880

GEISHAS ARRANGE FLOWERS
Japanese geisha girls flower arranging in traditional costume. They sit on the floor with a pot of green tea always at hand. Date: 1930s

RACIAL / JAPAN / GEISHA 1912
A geisha girl looks out from a balcony Date: 1912

RACIAL / JAPAN / GEISHAS
Three geisha stand with their parasols under a cherry blossom tree. Date: circa 1900

Ladies at Home, 1890 s. Creator: Japanese Photographer (19th Century)
Ladies at Home, 1890s (hand coloured photo). A group of three young women, all dressed in the traditional costume of geishas

Girl arranging flowers, 1890 s. Creator: Japanese Photographer (19th Century)
Girl arranging flowers, 1890s (hand coloured photo). A geisha is seen in a highly traditional interior setting preparing tea and arranging irises in a vase

Japan - Geisha Girl - studio pose holding fan behind her head. Date: circa 1906

Two Geishas Candle mid 1800s Kitagawa Kikumaro
Two Geishas beside a Candle, mid 1800s. Kitagawa Kikumaro (Tsukimaro) (Japanese). Color woodblock print; sheet: 36 x 23.8 cm (14 3/16 x 9 3/8 in.)

Geisha Showing Her Nape Make-Up And Obi; Kyoto, Japan

Women in traditional dress with umbrellas walking through Kyoto, Japan

Japan, Kyoto, Arashiyama, Adashino Nembutsu-ji Temple, Bamboo Forest

Geisha... ca. 1800. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
" Geisha" from the series Three Amusements of Contemporary Beauties (Tosei bijin san yu: Geigi), ca. 1800

Geishas, Japan, 1870s. Date: 1870s

Dancers of Tachibana Street, 1742-1815. Creator: Torii Kiyonaga
Dancers of Tachibana Street, 1742-1815

Geisha of the Tachibana Street, ca. 1786. Creator: Torii Kiyonaga
Geisha of the Tachibana Street, ca. 1786

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Advertisement for Dujardin-Lammens oak, cane and rattan furniture, Brussels, with a Japanese theme. circa late 19th century

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