Miyako Odori

This page is dedicated to the beautiful performers of Japan, both Past and Present. I do not claim to own any of these images.

[thekimonogallery]

Portrait of a young woman from Okinawa, Japan, wearing an ikat-designed kimono.  Late 19th century by unknown photographer

[tanuki-kimono]

Beautifully adorned geta by Hare-ya

Too bad those painted soles would probably wear off kinda quick :S

[vintageeveryday]

Before fast food delivery, here are some amazing photographs of soba noodle cyclists of early 20th century Japan.

[fujiwara57]

Nishimura Hodō 西村蒲堂 (actif 1930′s-40).

[thekimonogallery]

Man’s painted haori (jacket). Taisho period (1912-1926), Japan. The Kimono Gallery.

A fine kinsha (fine crepe) silk formal light jacket featuring on it’s inside a painted stormy cloud scene with emerging dragon. Five mon (family crests). It is customary for men’s haori to contain dark plain exteriors and patterned interiors; however, this example is exceptional in several ways – the artwork is of the highest quality and fills the entire back and front of the inside, including the sleeves. Typically, men’s haori have the artwork created on a separate silk cloth that lines the inside, not on the actual unlined back as on this example. 50” from sleeve-end to sleeve-end x 32” height.

[tanuki-kimono]

Hand painted foxes kimono, seen on

I’d love to see this one dressed up with a very formal gold fukuro obi :)

[fujiwara57]

Hirezaki Eihō 鰭崎英朋 (1880 - 1968).

[tanuki-kimono]

Oiran dochu (courtesan procession), pictures taken by @tenchopupu during “Festival and Entertainements of Edo” reenactment at Kanda-myojin

You can see here how rich high rank courtesans attires could be, from the heavy date hyogo hairdo, to impressive manaita obi. No wonder some were nicknamed “Castle Topplers“!

[fujiwara57]

Triptyque - “Six beautés foulant, lavant et séchant le tissu” de

Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豊国 (1769 - 1825).

[ka-go-me]

𝔻𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕥

[fujiwara57]

Tsukuda Kishō 佃喜翔 (1954 - ).

source : https://grapee.jp/en/48469

[japonesices]

Satogiku-dayuu 1910s by Blue Ruin 1

It was customary for a tayuu (Japanese courtesan) to have two kamuro (child attendants) of about the same age and size, with names that matched in concept and sound, taking their cue from the name of their ane-jōro (elder sister courtesan).

[dummy-kanji]

by  Tatsumi Shimura

[japonesices]

Gekkeikan sake, 1935-1938 by v.valenti

<br /><i>Via Flickr:</i> <br />Vintage Japanese beer ad.

Via pinktentacle.com/

[taishou-kun]

Mitsukoshi 三越呉服店 “poster representing the condolences” from Meiji to Taisho era 明治から大正へ「弔意を表すポスター」- Japan - 1912 - Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum 東京都江戸東京博物館所蔵

Source digitalmuseum.rekibun.or.jp

[huariqueje]

Iris (Ayame, あやめ)    -   Yokoyama Taikan   1901

Japanese  1868-1958

[blackcoffeecinnamon]

Yokoyama Taikan  (1868-1958)   横山大観

Iris     あやめ、1901

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Dancers, 1920s, Japan.