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After a lot of consideration, I think that she might be a minarai (watching apprentice) from Osaka, rather than a kamuro (child attendant to a courtesan), as her kanzashi (hair ornaments) are very similar to those worn by Osaka maiko (apprentice geisha) during the Taisho period, and the round kanzashi on her left is typical of Osaka. Her O-tabako-bon hairstyle indicates that she is only about seven or eight years old, too young to be a maiko, as girls usually became a maiko around the age of ... Japanese Cottage, Traditional Japanese Clothing, Delightful Dolls, Japanese Costume, Turning Japanese, Japanese Photography, Japanese Clothing, Japanese History, Japanese Geisha

After a lot of consideration, I think that she might be a minarai (watching apprentice) from Osaka, rather than a kamuro (child attendant to a courtesan), as her kanzashi (hair ornaments) are very similar to those worn by Osaka maiko (apprentice geisha) during the Taisho period, and the round kanzashi on her left is typical of Osaka. Her O-tabako-bon hairstyle indicates that she is only about seven or eight years old, too young to be a maiko, as girls usually became a maiko around the age of…

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