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Looks inside the private world of the geisha to capture this unique icon of Japanese traditional culture, following the geisha's training, preparation for a performance, and role in Japanese society
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Here, brought vividly to life, is an icon of Japanese culture and custom - the geisha in her role as human work of art and perfect woman.Geisha first entertained men in Japan as dancers and musicians in the seventeenth century, and were originally male; female geisha arose in the eighteenth century. A hundred years ago they numbered eighty thousand; today there are a thousand at most. Happily, Jodi Cobb is able to show us - before they vanish - both the ceremonial world of the geisha in Tokyo and Kyoto and their private world as few outsiders have ever seen it.This long-hidden world is revealed here both in superlative photographs and in a fascinating text that includes the voices of the geisha themselves.
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