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Pyrus japonica Thunb. Pyrus maulei Mast. Chaenomeles japonica, called the Japanese quince or Maule's quince, [2] is a species of flowering quince that is native to Japan. It is a thorny deciduous shrub that is commonly cultivated. It is shorter than another commonly cultivated species C. speciosa, growing to only about 1 m in height.
Chaenomeles is a genus of four species [1] of deciduous spiny shrubs, usually 1–3 m tall, in the family Rosaceae.They are native to Southeast Asia.These plants are related to the quince (Cydonia oblonga) and the Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis), differing in the serrated leaves that lack fuzz, and in the flowers, borne in clusters, having deciduous sepals and styles that are connate ...
Jinichiro Iwasaki (née Sato) Children. Kosuke (born 1983) Mineko Iwasaki (岩崎 峰子/岩崎 究香, Iwasaki Mineko, born Masako Tanaka (田中 政子), 2 November 1949) is a Japanese businesswoman, author and former geisha. Iwasaki was the most famous geisha in Japan until her sudden retirement at the age of 29. Known for her performances ...
v. t. e. Geisha (芸者) (/ ˈɡeɪʃə /; Japanese: [ɡeːɕa]), [1][2] also known as geiko (芸子) (in Kyoto and Kanazawa) or geigi (芸妓), are female Japanese performing artists and entertainers trained in traditional Japanese performing arts styles, such as dance, music and singing, as well as being proficient conversationalists and hosts.
For the sake of authenticity and out of respect for the original tradition, I nominate this photograph of a lovely geisha -- a true geisha -- at work in Kyoto, Japan. This photograph appears near the bottom of the Wikipedia article entitled Geisha. Photograph by Todd Laracuenta, taken with geisha's permission, 7 February 2003, Kyoto Gion, Japan ...
Primula sieboldii, the Japanese primrose, is a species of primrose that is endemic to East Asia.The species goes by common names such as Siebold's primrose, cherry blossom primrose, Japanese woodland primrose [2] Snowflake, Geisha girl, Madam butterfly [3] and the Japanese primrose which also applies to the related species Primula japonica.
Pages in category "Chaenomeles" ... Chaenomeles speciosa; T. Chaenomeles thibetica This page was last edited on 29 December 2013, at 10:27 ...
Mizuage. Mizuage (水揚げ, lit. 'hoisting from water') was a ceremony undergone by apprentice oiran (kamuro) and some maiko (apprentice geisha) as part of their coming of age ceremony and graduation. For kamuro, who had often already lost their virginity, a patron would pay for the exclusive privilege of being a new oiran 's first customer ...