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Original – Profile of geisha Kimiha from Miyagawacho, wearing a formal black kimono (tomesode) and a Shimada-styled nihongami wig. Her obi is tied in the "taiko" (drum) style. All these are details which clearly distinguish her from a maiko - an apprentice.
Reason
High technical standard (object is in focus, good color balance, little grain or compression (ISO 200)), good composition, appropriate lighting, but most and foremost, very high EV as it's a perfect profile of a geisha showing off her make-up, her hair (wig), her kimono, her obi, her doing the seiza, and all of this in her "natural habitat", a zashiki (tatami) room. A rather rare photo, if I may say so myself.
Articles in which this image appears
Geisha, Shimada (hairstyle)
FP category for this image
Culture and lifestyle
Creator
User:Japanexperterna.se (nominator's Wikimedia Commons-specific account)

Promoted File:Geiko Kimiha.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:21, 27 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]