Geiko and Maiko on a Sunny Day (1910)
![Ichogaeshi - Inverted Maidenhair Leaf Hairstyle (1910)
““The [geisha’s] ancient styles of the coiffure are fast disappearing, their place being usurped by the Ichōgaeshi (or inverted maidenhair-leaf which requires no false hair, but consists of two tresses parted at the crown, made into rings, and gathered in at the top) and even the sokuhatsu (European style). Formerly the shimada was en regle and any other style was considered as impolite vis-a-vis guests.” From, “The Nightless City” by J E De Becker, first published in 1910, page 79.” (source)](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4mr3lUvkZ1qedijlo1_500.jpg)
Ichogaeshi - Inverted Maidenhair Leaf Hairstyle (1910)
““The [geisha’s] ancient styles of the coiffure are fast disappearing, their place being usurped by the Ichōgaeshi (or inverted maidenhair-leaf which requires no false hair, but consists of two tresses parted at the crown, made into rings, and gathered in at the top) and even the sokuhatsu (European style). Formerly the shimada was en regle and any other style was considered as impolite vis-a-vis guests.” From, “The Nightless City” by J E De Becker, first published in 1910, page 79.” (source)
Ponta of Shinbashi (1890)
“Ponta was one of the most fashionable and popular geisha of the Shinbashi hanamachi (geisha district) in Tokyo. She fell in love with the photographer, Seibei Kajima, at the age of seventeen, first becoming his lover and later his wife, after he divorced his second wife. However, Seibei was a hedonistic spendthrift and they eventually descended into a life of poverty. Ponta took on jobs as a photographic assistant, a bit player in vaudeville and even barnstorming, before setting up as a teacher of dance, to help support their initially lavish lifestyle.” (source)
Hangyoku with branches of Tree Peony (1908)
