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(★)(1.This exquisite collection of photographs and interviews focuses on four of Kyoto´s most beatiful geisha and maiko [apprentice geisha]. First, the geisha and maiko were photographed at Kyoto´s largest geisha dance performances and other important dances. Next, portrait sessions were held with each woman to capture the kata [forms or poses] of her favorite dances. The geisha and maiko were then interviewed about their photographs, giving the reader a rare insight into their artistic training. Finally, images follow one maiko from her last few days as an apprentice through her first few days as a geisha. Never before has the change from maiko to geisha been documented so completely. The result is a collection of 149 gorgeous photographs that shed light on these elegantly beautiful women like no other book before. 2.John Foster is a photographer, writer, and teacher from New York. He has lived in Japan for eleven years, and he has been photographing Kyoto´s geisha and maiko since 2002. He is the author of two Japanese books of photography on traditional culture,´One Hundred Views of Maiko and Geiko´and´One Hundred Views of Kyoto´.) |
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