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1925 Print Oiran Courtesan Costume Fashion Japanese Geisha Tayu XGZC9 DAN2 in northwest FranceThis is an original 1925 sepia halftone print of a beautiful Japanese oiran with her attendants. Oiran were the high class courtesans in vogue before geisha became popular. They were raised away from common folk and developed skills in a variety of pleasing entertainments and rituals, such as music, the tea ceremony, ikebana (flower arranging), and others. Because of their incredible formality, the demand for oiran eventually declined as geisha rose
