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Geisha

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Edit: Kimono based on AN ACTUAL kimono worn by a woman in the 1700's, NOT a prostitute. So PLEASE stop telling me 'omg an obi isn't tied in the front unless she's a whore' because uh... THAT bit of information wasn't true back then. Thanks.


Found a little piece of board and got the urge to draw something pretty on it rather then throw it away, so... here. Random geisha.

The original is 1 3/4 inches wide by 8 inches long. Done in watercolors, colored pencils and ink.
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It's a lovely piece but it really is a tayuu/oiran and not a geisha :( Tayuu/oiran and housewives wore their obis tied in the front. Geisha started the fashion trend of tying them in the back. Also, geisha wore minimal hair ornaments while tayuu/oiran wore many hair ornaments to look flashy and attract customers :)
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