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The Geisha Teruha

[ 1910s Japan - Japanese Geisha ] The famed geisha Teruha () wearing a hakama and holding a notebook. Born in Nara in 1896 (Meiji 29) as Tatsuko Takaoka (), her father sold her to a geisha house when she was 12. In 1935 (Showa 10), Teruha entered Gio-Ji Temple in Arashiyama as a Buddhist nun. She died in in 1995 (Heisei 7) at the age of 99. 20th century vintage postcard.

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The Geisha Teruha

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[ 1910s Japan - Japanese Geisha ] The famed geisha Teruha () wearing a hakama and holding a notebook. Born in Nara in 1896 (Meiji 29) as Tatsuko Takaoka (), her father sold her to a geisha house when she was 12. In 1935 (Showa 10), Teruha entered Gio-Ji Temple in Arashiyama as a Buddhist nun. She died in in 1995 (Heisei 7) at the age of 99. 20th century vintage postcard.

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Album / Duits / MeijiShowa

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2213 x 3543 px | 22.4 MB

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18.7 x 30.0 cm | 7.4 x 11.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1910S • 20TH CENTURY • ARCHIVAL • ASIA • ASIAN • CLOTHING • CULTURE • FASHION • GEISHA • HAIRSTYLES • HAKAMA • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • JAPAN • JAPANESE • KIMONO • MEIJI PERIOD • OLD JAPAN • PEOPLE • PORTRAITS • POST CARD • POSTCARD • RETRO • STUDIO • TAISHO PERIOD • TAISHO • TERUHA • TRADITIONAL JAPAN • VICTORIAN ERA • VICTORIAN • VINTAGE JAPAN • VINTAGE • WOMEN