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Geisha and Maiko – Japanese Classical Dance

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Becky FifieldOctober 8, 2018

I used to be involved in a Japanese dance troupe in New York city. Most people aren’t familiar with the dance style, and describing it as akin to kabuki still drew blank looks. Within the dance, there is a correct … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Gender, Music and Dance | Tagged art, dance, floating world, gei, geiko, geisha, Japan, kabuki, kimono, maiko, Nihon, nihon buyo

Wanderlust Wednesday: Governor’s Island

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Becky FifieldJune 29, 2018

We are off to Governor’s Island at some point this weekend. Whereas tourists seek Central Park to see some of the greenery of Manhattan, locals hop on the ferry to Governor’s Island, long a military outpost. The trappings of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Historic Preservation, History | Tagged art, Governor's Island, history, military, New York City

Whose Sleeves? Tagasode Screen

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Becky FifieldFebruary 24, 2019

The garments draped over the racks in the golden scene depicted on this screen raise questions about the woman who left them there. The late seventeenth century kosodes are energetic in their designs of fans and wheels and riotous in … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Dress History, Gender | Tagged art, Asian, Japan, kimono, kosode, Metropolitan Museum of Art, screen, tagasode

The Geisha Toye as a Vendor of Poems

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Becky FifieldJune 29, 2018

This woodblock print in the Metropolitan Museum of Art depicts The Geisha Toye as a Vendor of Poems, and dates to c. 1795. Geisha were the purveyors of iki, a kind of dark artistic cool. Gei means art and officially, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Design, Dress History, Gender, Music and Dance | Tagged art, floating world, geisha, Japan, Metropolitan Museum of Art, poetry
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