Occupied Japan 1945 - 1952: Gender, Class, Race
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Occupied Japan 1945 - 1952: Gender, Class, Race

Momiji, Geisha of Pontocho

Momiji, a Kyoto geisha, wears a kimono with a design of maple leaves, matching her name, which means "Maple."
From: Perkins, P.D. Geisha of Pontocho. Photographs by Francis Haar. Tokyo: Tokyo News Service, 1954.

 

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