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33: 1113:'s slow movements, brightly coloured and layered clothing, and lacquered hair provided a source of titillation for "the implications of Edo life so devoid of women." As a larger than life figure, historical accounts of the oiran recall the transferral of respectable house names as tangible products for potential clients, as well as signifiers of rank for established providers. This resulted in a widespread desire for anonymity for the mostly male population within Yoshiwara. Specialized products, such as 1460: 1014: 55: 1143:", a Buddhist word that meant suffering world, which, when written in new characters, came to mean "floating world". This would also later influence the creation of ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Laura W. Allen, the curator of Japanese art at the Asian Art Museum describes the aesthetic intervention as "ignoring the problems that might have existed in a very strictly regulated society and abandoning yourself, bobbing along on the current of pleasure." 1535: 59: 57: 63: 61: 56: 62: 1158:
became steadily more traditional, outdated and ritualised, further and further removed from popular society and bound by their strict rules of etiquette, behaviour and speech. This, combined with their relative financial inaccessibility to most people, created a vacuum of entertainment for the rising
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This had a profound impact on the economy, while also reflecting a point of contention between the upper and lower classes of Edo. Yoshiwara, known as "the place without night", represented one of the new places in which "high" culture was able to mingle with that of the lower classes, forging a new
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in roughly 1600, sometimes restricting brothels to literal walled-in districts. These quarters were often placed at some distance from the centre of the attached town or city, and the legal status and location of these districts changed on a number of occasions throughout the following centuries; on
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not considered to be high ranking or skilled enough to hold an inherited name would instead use a professional name considered elegant enough to be the name of a courtesan; these were typically pseudonyms taken to either protect one's identity or to promote the brothel's image, and were likely to be
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Though the precise reasons for in the public's perception of the Yoshiwara during the 19th century can only be speculated, the decline was as precipitous as it was undeniable. By the early 20th century, the aura of dignity and élan the courtesans had once exuded was all but lost, and these women,
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also lost their celebrity status in wider society, and came in part to be seen less as highly cultured courtesans reflecting formal, high class standards of speech and appearance, and more as caged women unable to leave the pleasure districts and chained to the debts they owed to their brothel. The
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had also not reflected changes in fashion – as the profession of geisha had evolved and become increasingly popular, the authorities had sought to clamp down on the profligate and wealthy tastes of the merchant classes, leading to a number of dress edicts that changed popular aesthetics and led to
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and Yoshiwara in Edo (present day Tokyo). Over time, these districts rapidly grew into large and self contained neighbourhoods, containing a number of different forms of entertainment outside of prostitution including performances and festivals. Geisha – whose profession came into existence in the
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did not. Geisha were cheap to patronise, informal to converse with, required few introductions before entertaining a customer and both played and sang the most popular songs of the time. Through various dress edicts aimed at controlling the merchant classes and thus preserving the appearances and
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were unable to leave their pleasure quarters and could be, if not in the highest ranks, forced to entertain whichever customers the head of her brothel demanded she entertain, geisha were allowed to both leave their houses and choose which patrons she wished to entertain, leading to the rise of
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instead; however, during the Edo period, geisha came to represent the tastes of the merchant classes, whose low social status and high financial freedom left them free of social obligations to uphold the status of a samurai family that men of the upper classes were commonly beholden to.
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upon gaining promotion to a higher rank; these names, exclusively the property of the brothel owner, typically carried the prestige of the person who held it previously, and brothel owners commonly chose only those of similar countenance and reputation to inherit them.
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due to their intensive training in the traditional arts and the fact that they lived and worked in Kyoto, the political capital of Japan, which remained the cultural heart of the country when the seat of political power moved to Tokyo. Though
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did – at times forbidden to work outside of them – as the profession developed, laws regarding the separation of the two professions were passed. This, over time, ironically led to exaggerate and exacerbate the differences between geisha and
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into popularity, which geisha came to both represent and champion. A geisha's loyalties were also held to be more true, as geisha could choose whom they wished to entertain, and geisha became the subject of many popular romantic stories.
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did not only extend to physical interactions with her, but embodied one's journey through Yoshiwara itself. Outside of prostitution and the arts, the aesthetic reverence utilised to distinguish different classes of the
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hats, medicinal intervention, and the newly developed medium of kabuki encompassed the centricity of the red-light district economy, while also supporting anonymity of its patrons. Thus, the mythical persona for the
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Because of their isolation, the rigidity of their contracts as courtesans – which often ran for 10–15 years before ending their involvement with the profession – and their inability to leave the pleasure districts,
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was markedly different from that of both geisha and the average woman, reflecting the upper class tastes and expectations of their customers; by the height of their profession at the beginning of the Edo period,
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As the merchant classes throughout Edo-period society grew in wealth and profligacy, they became the main source of income for geisha, who represented social and financial accessibility in a way that
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Geisha were, officially-speaking, considered to be a relatively low-class form of entertainment, and as such, were not patronised by the upper classes, who were officially supposed to patronise
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district were allowed to continue practising the cultural and performing arts traditions of their profession, and were declared a "special variety" of geisha. In the present day, a handful of
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featured elaborate, traditional and auspicious designs, such as dragons, butterflies, arabesque rondels, pine, plum and bamboo, woven and embroidered in heavy gold and silver thread.
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late 18th century – also occasionally worked within these districts, as edicts passed at various times restricted them from working outside of officially designated red light areas.
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Though regarded as trend setting and fashionable women at the historic height of their profession, this reputation was later usurped in the late 18th through 19th centuries by
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eventually became the main source of entertainment, performing and entertaining at parties for guests. Scholar Jonathan Clements emphasised the striking presence of the
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were written in kanji, and were typically more elaborate than the average woman's name of the time, holding meanings taken from poetry, literary history and nature;
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status; a guidebook published in 1688 listed the contemporary numbers of high-ranking courtesans in comparison to all the courtesans listed in one area:
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with square eggs, the punchline being that neither were things that existed. Though many geisha went into debt or held at least some debt with their
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social status of the upper classes, extravagant or obvious displays of wealth had been outlawed and driven underground, bringing aesthetics such as
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could weigh in excess of 20 kg (44 lb), often weighing as much as 30 kg (66 lb), and would require great assistance to put on.
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through the Ōsu Kannon shopping arcade. Thousands of spectators crowd the shopping streets on these days to get close enough to photograph the
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accused a geisha of stealing a customer, she would be fully investigated, with the potential to be forbidden from working if found guilty.
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were likely to be at least in part indentured to their houses, geisha were not considered to be the same kind of physical property that
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This would be worn unbelted over the top of the underkimono, which featured a patterned design only on the lower skirt, and resembled a
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continued to see clients within the old pleasure quarters, but were no longer at the cutting edge of fashion, and during the years of
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In this video, the Shochiku Costume Company presents a modern reproduction costume for the role of Agemaki, a courtesan in the play
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declined, the geisha profession was born and grew increasingly stronger, contributing in part, if not in majority, to this decline.
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were expected to be well versed in the traditional arts of singing, classical dance and music, including the ability to play the
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socks, with her bare foot considered to be a point of eroticism in her outfit. In total, a formal parade outfit worn by an
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to be well read, able to converse and write with wit and elegance, and able to match them in intellect in conversation.
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continued to dwindle in popularity as the geisha grew in numbers, accessibility, and appeal. By the beginning of the
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occasion, some were closed and their inhabitants either sent to live or work in another, larger red light district.
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and their retinue of male bodyguards and entourage of apprentices (young girls in distinctive red kimono, wearing
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The three best-known districts historically were Shimabara in Kyoto (which also housed geisha until the 1970s),
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meaning "leader" or "first." Though only the highest ranking prostitutes of Yoshiwara were technically known as
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as the entertainer and companion of choice for the wealthiest in Japanese society, with the central appeal of
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were also worn by noblewomen and, towards the end of the Meiji period, began to be worn by some brides, the
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aesthetic environment within Edo society alongside their mingling. Another nickname for the Yoshiwara was "
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yearly around the beginning of October. The highlight of this two-day festival is the slow procession of
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therefore appeared in Yoshiwara as a polite term of address for any remaining woman of courtesan rank.
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Swinton, Elizabeth de Sabato; Campbell, Kazue Edamatsu; Dalby, Liza Crihfield; Oshima, Mark (1995).
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became celebrities both inside and outside of the pleasure quarters, and were commonly depicted in
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slightly more elaborate than the average woman's name. These names, alongside the names of both
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many of whom suffered from venereal disease, appeared more like sexual slaves than celebrities.
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reenactors elsewhere in Japan who perform in reenactments of the courtesan parades known as
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for their perceived ability to steal the hearts and match the wits of upper-class men. Many
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had sufficient prestige to refuse clients. Their high status also made the services of
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in the 1750s, and is applied to all ranks of high level courtesans in historical Japan.
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offered had mostly remained unchanged since generations of courtesans previous. Though
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slowly growing. The few remaining women still currently practising the arts of the
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favoured and sung by geisha, whose lyrical content was often heartfelt and honest.
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continued to decline steadily throughout the 19th century, before prostitution was
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for geisha in the late 20th century. However, some still recognize Shimabara as a
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in Japanese history, who were considered to be above common prostitutes (known as
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typically only entertaining the upper classes of society, gaining the nickname
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and their attire bled into other aspects of the Edo period; within Yoshiwara,
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Though many courtesans could be registered in one area, extremely few reached
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in full traditional attire with approximately 70 accompanying servants. The
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continue to entertain in a similar manner to geisha, with fewer than five
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Outside of their physical presentation, the traditional aesthetics of the
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which translates loosely to "the lass at our (my) place." When written in
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were registered in Osaka and Yoshiwara out of 2,790 registered courtesans
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A Yoshiwara guidebook published in 1792 listed the six extant ranks of
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Chapter: Courtesan and Geisha: The Real Women of the Pleasure Quarter
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from taking anything other than small, slow footsteps when walking;
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house is located in Shimabara, which lost its official status as a
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suffered even further, being dealt the final blow in 1957 by the
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Though geisha also worked within the pleasure districts that
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were registered in Shinmachi out of 983 registered courtesans
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became both wider and stiffer, adding weight and discomfort.
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The Nightless City: Or, The History of the Yoshiwara Yūkwaku
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by definition also engaged in prostitution, higher-ranking
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became a vehicle for other means of aesthetic expression.
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were well known for being exclusive and expensive, with
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the rise of subdued and cultivated aesthetics such as
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Category of high ranking courtesan in Japanese history
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having grown increasingly remote from everyday life.
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parade is held in the Minamishinagawa district near
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Oran
Ouran High School Host Club

Ukiyo-e
Suzuki Harunobu
花魁
courtesans
遊女
tayū
Yoshiwara
red light district
Edo
ukiyo-e
kabuki
kokyū
koto
geisha
merchant classes
clothing
kouta
shamisen
outlawed in Japan
Kyoto
Shimabara
kanji


Japanese tea ceremony
ikebana
calligraphy

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