#kottaiume

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February 2020: Aoi-tayuu, of Suehiro okiya, attending Kitano Tenmangu shrine’s annual Baika-sai (梅花祭, Plum Blossom Festival) hosted by the geiko of Kamishichiken. Her hairstyle, Kottai Ume, is a variation of another style called Kottai Tachibana.

Source: https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1232476680486182912?s=20

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February 2020: Aoi-tayuu, of Suehiro okiya, attending Kitano Tenmangu shrine’s annual Baika-sai (梅花祭, Plum Blossom Festival) hosted by the geiko of Kamishichiken. Her hairstyle, Kottai Ume, is a variation of another style called Kottai Tachibana.

Source: https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1232476680486182912?s=20

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February 2017: Aoi-tayuu, of Suehiro Okiya, attending the Baikai-sai celebration hosted by the geigi of Kamishichiken hanamachi at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine. She is wearing a variation of the Kottai Tachibana hairstyle known as the Kottai Ume.

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

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

Hairstyle Name: Kottai Ume (古体 - 梅) lit. “Old Style - Japanese Apricot”

    This hairstyle, a variation of the Tachibana nihongami, is meant to invoke the symbolism of the Japanese apricot a.k.a. Ume. It’s normally a kimono motif prescribed to spring, but it is also considered a symbol of maturity and spiritual strength. Knowing this, I would think it most appropriate for bandou shinzo (番頭新造), who work as personal secretaries for tayuu, and taiko shinzo (太鼓新造), shinzo who excelled at non-sexual fields and could perform at banquets.