Geisha
Subtitle: a unique world of tradition, elegance, and art
By: John Gallagher.
Publisher: Produced by PRC Pub.; Distributed in U.S. & Canada by Sterling Pub. Co.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Geishas -- History.; Geishas -- Pictorial works.; Costume -- Japan -- History -- Pictorial works.; Japan -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.
Genres: Pictorial works.
Notes: Includes bibliography (p. 253), glossary and index.
Includes a timeline of geisha and related history.
Table of contents: title: The flower-and-willow world; title: Geisha quarters: the hanamachi; title: History of geisha; title: Becoming a geisha; title: The day of a geisha; title: Geisha dress; title: Geisha in the modern world; title: Getting in touch with geisha; title: A timeline of geisha and related history.