#genroku

[love1kimono]

Kosode 1905

A geiko (geisha) dressed in the Genroku Style, with two kosode or 'small sleeve' garments, hanging in the background. Osaka geiko Makoto.

[geimaiko]

Hi Geimaiko! Could I ask a comprehensive list of the types of Kanzashi a Tayu has? Im having a particular problem finding the name of the Bonten Kanzashi that has some birabira/tail on it... I know other decorative kanzashi fall under the maezashi category though! Also it seems that the 6 additional bekko kanzashi on the backs of both Oiran and Tayu are only worn during the dochu, other old photos of them in an ochaya excludes it as is common today. The photo below is an onna genroku with the added fan kanzashi.... what is that weaved pattern though? Kikugawa Tayu uses a cloth while Kisaragi Tayu uses agolden cord to tie that topknot...

Hello again @bahandingbulawan

Thank you for the ask. I think a comprehensive list on Tayuu kanzashi is definitely a great idea though it needs the appropriate amount of research and time. I find kanzashi specially interesting for their symbolism so i would love to go into that one day.

Bonten with Birabira attached you say? I don't really know if i have ever noticed that. Maybe you could provide a pic?

Sadly i don't know about the "basket" like strip but i do remember having wondered about it before. It's very unique. Though i do know that the checkered Ichimatsu pattern is strongly linked to the Genroku styles. The two colored checkered pattern has been used for way longer but it must have been very widespread during the Genroku period (1688 - 1704) and was popularized by Kabuki's Ichimatsu Sanogawa (佐野川 市松; 1722 – 1762) in plays set that time:

Toshusai Sharaku - Woodblock print ca. 1794-1795

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I performing the spear dance - Torii Kiyohiro, 1751–1761

So maybe this Tayuu was going for maximum Genroku-ness. Sadly i don't really know if it has a specific name (i mean it probably has) and what it might be. If anyone wants to chime in, please feel free!

Thank you for the ask! Stay safe out there.

[koikishu]

Nihongami: Hairstyles of the Karyukai - Tayuu, Shinzo & Kamuro

Historical Time Period: Mid-Edo Period - 2nd Half (1753-1789)

Hairstyle Name: Otoko Genroku (男元禄) lit. “Genroku Man”

     This hairstyle is different from its sibling style, the Onna Genroku, in that the topmost gathering of hair is styled in a tall, shaku-like pattern, compared to that of the female style. These hairstyles are a reference to the loud, flamboyant gender-fluid style of fashion during the Genroku period of Japanese history, a time when men and women dressed so alike you couldn’t always tell them apart on sight.

Source: https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1422139436091858945?s=20&t=RTw8vji0nnrT49GNC_P94Q

[taishou-kun]

Young woman with Genroku 元禄 hairstyle - colorised side-view - Japan - 1900s

[parkstone-international]

The Rise of Ukiyo-e - The Floating World

The text below is the excerpt of the book Impressions of Ukiyo-E (ASIN: ‎1646996313), written by Woldemar von Seidlitz and Dora Amsden, published by Parkstone International. https://www.amazon.com/IMPRESSIONS-UKIYO-Woldemar-von-Seidlitz/dp/1646996313?ref_=ast_sto_dp The Art of Ukiyo-e is a “spiritual rendering of the realism and naturalness of the daily life, intercourse with nature, and…

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[womenthroughtime]

Kichiya-musubi, ca. 1905 (x)

[thekimonogallery]

A Geiko (Geisha) dressed in the Genroku style, with her hair in the Shimada-mage hairstyle of the Middle Edo period (1688-1715). It is believed that the yujo (ladies of pleasure) of Shimada created the hairstyle. 1920s, Japan.  Text and image via Blue Ruin 1 on Flickr

[maigeiko]

Genroku Doll Display 1905

A geiko (geisha), probably from Osaka, dressed in the Genroku Style, setting out a historical Hina-matsuri (Doll Festival) display, a gosho-ningyō (Palace doll), a pair of inu-bako (dog boxes), and an amagatsu-ningyō (Heavenly-child doll). Geiko Chiyo? Ashibe Odori?