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   DO NOT FAV HERE! The original piece is available for commenting and faving here: [link] April 1st was the night of the Tayuu Douchu, or Tayuu Parade, in which two Tayuu walk down the Takasegawa river in full style and then gave a small ceremony in a park nearby. There are only six women who continue to uphold the traditions of the Tayuu. "The women in these guarded quarters were "playmates" (yuujo) or prostitutes (shougi). The highest ranked were called oiran or "great court ladies" (tayuu). These women were dubbed "castle-destroyers" (keisei) because their sex appeal, like the mythical beauties of history, could destroy a man as easily as any army. These courtesans wore layers of ornately decorated kimono and a multitude of lacquer and tortoiseshell combs in their hair. Their wide, brocaded obi were tied in front — not, as some suppose, because it was easier to undress that way, but because that was the practice of married women and a yuujo was, in a sense, a wife for an evening. " (Liza Dalby) She said it far better than I could. I believe this is Furisode Tayuu, but I'm not 100% sure of that. She also looks a lot a lot like Usugumo Tayuu (the two just look a lot alike), so if I'm wrong, I'll correct all of the titles and statements. Edit- It's Usugumo after all. |
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