Jidai Matsuri 2012 - Geiko Miharu, Gion Higashi (by MASA PHOTOS)
Geiko Umeha as Madame Fujiwara Tamie (also known as Abutsu Ni) at Jidai Matsuri 2008.
She is wearing a headdress called Uchikatsugi.
jidai matsuri (by c-jex)
Geiko Miharu (Gion Higashi) as Madame Fujiwara-Tameie (Abutsu Ni) - Jidai Matsuri 2012
Jidai Matsuri (2012)
Jidai Matsuri (2011)
Geiko Naokazu of Kamishichiken dressed as the 13th century writer Madame Fujiwara-Tameie (Abutsu Ni).
An uchikatsugi is a long veiled headdress once worn by noble women to protect their anonymity. It was normal street wear for the nobility, and probably also protected them from mosquitoes.
Here, Mao (Geiko of Gion Kobu) peeks out from beneath her uchikatsugi as she portrays Madame Fujiwara Tamie (1280) in Kyoto’s famous Festival of Ages. Also known as Abutsu Ni, she wrote the Izayo Nikki (Diary) in 1277.(source)
The geiko Naokazu dressed as the 13th century writer Madame Fujiwara-Tameie (Abutsu Ni) in the Jidai Matsuri, one of the three big festivals of Kyoto.
Geiko Umeha as Madame Fujiwara Tamie (also known as Abutsu Ni) at Jidai Matsuri 2008.
She is wearing a headdress called Uchikatsugi.
