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()(1.This exquisite collection of photographs and interviews focuses on four of KyotoLs most beatiful geisha and maiko [apprentice geisha]. First, the geisha and maiko were photographed at KyotoLs 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 KyotoLs geisha and maiko since 2002. He is the author of two Japanese books of photography on traditional culture,LOne Hundred Views of Maiko and GeikoLandLOne Hundred Views of KyotoL.) |
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