Title
Tanaka-san, head of the ochaya, has a chat with the geiko and maiko and wishes them luck on their first day
Creator
Year/Period
2011
Region
Kyoto, Japan
Object Type
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 25.0 x 38.0 cm,
Frame size: 41.3 x 54.0 cm,
Image size: 23.0 x 35.6 cm
Frame size: 41.3 x 54.0 cm,
Image size: 23.0 x 35.6 cm
Accession No.
2021-01104
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Russel Wong
Tanaka-san, head of the ochaya, has a chat with the geiko and maiko and wishes them luck on their first dayKyoto, 2011Archival pigment print on photo ragThis was a special occasion for Tanaka-san, manager of Tsurui Ochaya in Gion Kobu kagai. It was the first time in 30 years that a maiko transited into a geiko and another girl became a maiko within the same establishment on the same day.
