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Geisha wear kimono more subdued in pattern and colour than both regular women's kimono, and the kimono worn by apprentice geisha. Geisha always wear short-sleeved kimono, even if they are technically still young enough to wear furisode , as the wearing of furisode -style sleeves is considered a marker of apprenticeship.
An apprentice geisha on the day of her misedashi, the occasion when a shikomi becomes an apprentice proper. Notice two dangling kanzashi on the sides of her hairstyle. A maiko ( 舞妓 , IPA : / ˈ m aɪ k oʊ / MY -koh , Japanese: [maiko] ) is an apprentice geisha in Kyoto . [ 1 ]
For misedashi, apprentices wear formal hair ornaments made out of tortoise shell, silver and red miokuri, and two bira bira. Oshiroi (白粉) Oshiroi is the white face makeup worn by geisha and maiko. Though it is usually applied by the wearer, because of the importance of the misedashi ceremony, a professional will apply the makeup.
Nemaki are commonly given as guest clothing at inns, and are worn as sleepwear. Netsuke (根付/根付け) An ornament worn suspended from the men's obi, serving as a cordlock or a counterweight. (See also inro and ojime). Similar to yaopei (腰佩, lit. ' waist wear '), worn in hanfu wear (see also yupei, norigae and lào zi).
Kyoto geisha Toshimana holding a Nōh mask, wearing full make-up and a katsura (wig). Oshiroi ( 白粉 ) is a powder foundation traditionally used by kabuki actors, geisha and their apprentices . The word is written with kanji meaning "white powder", and is pronounced as the word for white ( shiroi ) with the honorific prefix o- .
New Year – At this time of year all maiko and geisha wear un-husked ears of rice in their hairstyles (maiko wear it on the right while geisha wear it on the left). These kanzashi also feature eyeless white doves. The maiko and geisha fill in one eye and ask somebody they like to draw the other for good luck in the coming year.
A pair of okobo with a woven bamboo top surface. Okobo (おこぼ), also referred to as pokkuri, bokkuri, or koppori geta (all onomatopoeic terms taken from the sound okobo make when walking), [1] are traditional Japanese wooden sandals worn by young girls for Shichi-Go-San, young women during Coming of Age Day and apprentice geisha in some regions of Japan.
In 1751 the first onna geisha (female geisha) arrived at a party and caused quite a stir. She was called geiko ("arts girl"), which is still the term for geisha in Kyoto today. By the end of the 18th century these onna geisha outnumbered taikomochi to the point that, having become so few in number, they became known as otoko geisha ("male geisha").