#otomaru

[love1kimono]

Otomaru of Tokyo 1913

東京 (Tokyo) おと丸 (Otomaru)

[taishou-kun]

Geigi Otomaru 音丸 (Perfect sound) from Shinkikumura 新菊村 geisha house in the Shinbashi 新橋 geisha district in Tokyo - Japan - 1910s

Source Blue Ruin 1 Flickr

[maigeiko]

Shinbashi Geisha Otomaru ca. 1910 - by blue ruin 1 on flickr.

Otomaru’s okiya was Shinkikumura.

[dummy-kanji]

Geisha Otomaru 1910s por Blue Ruin 1 Por Flickr: Geisha Otomaru with her hair dressed in the Sokuhatsu style, which was introduced from the West during the late Meiji period (around 1895), this type of hairstyle is thought to be based on that of the Gibson Girl in America.

[nevaeh-naeva]

乙丸 平士  l Otomaru Heishi l Norn9  ノルン＋ノネット Practice l 22 03 17 l

[love1kimono]

Geigi Otomaru 1910s

Geigi (geisha) Otomaru of the Shinkikumura geisha house in the Shinbashi geisha district of Tokyo.

[love1kimono]

Geigi Otomaru 1910s

Geigi (geisha) Otomaru of the Shinkikumura geisha house in the Shinbashi geisha district of Tokyo.

[dummy-kanji]

THE QUIET GEISHA -- A Moment of Day Dreams While Waiting for the Photographer por Okinawa Soba (Rob) Por Flickr: Flickr member Blue Ruin1 has checked in with an ID for this gal : ".....Her name is Otomaru 音丸.....". See Blue Ruin1's comment below, and a link she provided, which (in Japanese) describes her as a Geisha from the Shinbashi district of Tokyo. In general, the above hair-style screams TAISHO ERA (1912-26), but in fact, this style was already in vogue with many Geisha by at least 1905. When the word "GEISHA" is used, the mind automatically sees her in character, and in full dress wearing a Japanese kimono. However, a Geisha [her job and profession] was what she was 24 hours a day -- no matter what she was wearing. Part of being a GEISHA was modeling for the photographer. They were hired on a regular basis to "entertain" the photo-viewing public by appearing in all manner of dress and character. This could be anything from a "Hillbilly Housewife" to a "Bathing Beauty" in the latest swim-wear fashions. Or, in the case of pictures in this group -- visions of the exotic "Occident", or simply an ethereal creation of the Photographer. No matter what, when the sun went down, and the Studio skylights grew dim, she would be back at her "Geisha House" donning her beautiful kimono, classic hairstyle, and white face in preparation for a busy night working hard at her true profession. These old pics are from a shoe box full of Late-Meiji and Early-Taisho era images (1900-1920) showing Japanese girls in a range of atypical poses and dress. Regrettably, Photographers unknown.