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Geisha The Life The Voices The Art

by Jodi Cobb
Geisha The Life The Voices The Art

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ISBN13: 9780375701801
ISBN10: 037570180X
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Here, brought vividly to life, is an icon of Japanese culture and custom—the geisha in her role as human work of art and perfect woman.

A hundred years ago geisha numbered eighty thousand; today there are a thousand at most. Happily, Jodi Cobb is able to show us—before they vanish—both the ceremonial world of the geisha in Tokyo and Kyoto and their private world as few outsiders have ever seen it.

Many of the older women we meet here were forced into this world by hardship; the young women were drawn to it by their dream of a

romantic life or their love of traditional arts. We see geisha in their daytime routines: fine-tuning their breathtakingly lavish wardrobes; perfecting the art of makeup; training maikos (apprentices); and preparing for annual dance performances.

But as we watch the geisha at night, as they entertain (for huge sums) at private parties, their art takes a different form. Their purpose is to provide a dream—of luxury, romance and exclusivity. As the men sit at dinner, geisha position themselves at their elbows to serve them sake and delicacies and practice a brilliantly honed art of conversation. As the alcohol flows and the guests relax, geisha play party tricks and sing songs. Geisha have for centuries studied the male ego. They tend it like a garden—and we watch men bloom.

This long-hidden world is revealed here both in superlative photographs and in a fascinating text that includes the voices of the geisha themselves. These women have created a life of beauty, making themselves an embodiment of Japanese culture, tradition and refinement—a life that is captured exquisitely in this remarkable book.

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The first paperback edition of the first book to capture in words and in photographs -- 77 in full color -- the private world of the geisha. Here, in remarkable detail, and through the cooperation of geisha in Kyoto and Tokyo, a precious icon of Japanese culture and custom comes to life. Here is the geisha in her role as a work of art, the perfect woman artistically, conversationally, and erotically. And in the extensive text, we hear the voices of the geisha themselves.

About the Author

Jodi Cobb is a staff photographer at National Geographic who has produced more than twenty articles for the magazine. Her work has appeared in many books, including several in the A Day in the Life of . . . series. She was the first woman named White House Photographer of the Year and has been the recipient of numerous awards from the National Press Photographers Association. Ms. Cobb's photographs have been exhibited at the International Center of Photography and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. She lives in Washington, D.C.

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ISBN:
9780375701801
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
10/27/1998
Publisher:
BALLANTINE BOOKS
Pages:
128
Height:
.43IN
Width:
10.01IN
Thickness:
.25
Number of Units:
1
Illustration:
Yes
Copyright Year:
1997
UPC Code:
2800375701803
Author:
Jodi Cobb
Author:
Ian Buruma
Author:
Ian Buruma
Author:
Jodi Cobb
Subject:
Photography-Photographers
Subject:
Geishas

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