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History of women's costume in Japan;

Woman wearing Komachi dance attire from the mid-Edo Period

Traditional kimono from Edo period (1600-1868)

High-ranking Japanese lady's maid from the Momoyama period (1568-1600)

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Japanese hair ornament, 19th century

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Portrait of Japanese deity Kichijōten from the Nara period, before 794

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Isho Ningyo, sometimes called kёto ningyo, dolls originally depicting beauties and popular actors, first made in the last quarter of the 17th century in Kyoto

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Illustration by Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934)

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Heian Period (794-1185) Japan costumes;

High-ranking court lady and a

Princess wedding kimono.

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"Enjoying the evening cool on the banks of the Sumida river" by Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

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Beauty of the Kanbun Era, Japan, ca. 1660–1680, Edo period