Trailer Ada Kamu Aku Ada – Bunga Citra Lestari & Andhika
a Rizal Mantovani Film, at cinemas Mei 8th 2008. Starred by BCL, Andhika Pratama, Nia Kartika Putri (Nia AFI). Official trailer movie film “Ada Kamu Aku Ada”
Chun-li’s swimsuit
Chun-li’s swimsuit
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Claire, Classic White Bikini
Claire, Classic White Bikini
Image by RobW_
Eat your heart out, Ursula Andress!
Claire, Classic White Bikini
Claire, Classic White Bikini
Image by RobW_
Eat your heart out, Ursula Andress!
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Let’s Play Jak and Daxter – Gol and Maia’s Citadel Part 1/2
Part 34 The first Part of the citidel.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
HER NAME IS KOMAN — The Tokyo Geisha with the Cloud of Hair
HER NAME IS KOMAN — The Tokyo Geisha with the Cloud of Hair
Image by Okinawa Soba (In Asia and Africa until August)
See her in a more colorful pose here :
www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2336937010/in/set-7215…
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March 4, 2009. Today marks the first Anniversary of this FLICKr ARCHIVE OF OLD JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHS. The original plan was to stop at 300 photos….. What happened ?
THE GEISHA GIRL OF JAPAN
This is the ornate title heading of a large format, three-page article by Yone Noguchi en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yone_Noguchi in which he describes in detail both the idealized public image, and the practical realities of a Japanese Geisha — including the true nature of her employment, and the various activities she performed in that capacity. (With apologies, his lengthy essay will not be transcribed here).
During the past year, I have gotten some comments that took exception to my recurring explanation that…..
GEISHA WERE — IN MOST CASES — THE MODELS USED BY JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHERS TO PORTRAY THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF JAPAN AND ITS WOMEN. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY DURING THE LAST HALF OF THE MEIJI ERA, AND THE EARLY YEARS OF THE TAISHO ERA.
Here’s a paraphrased composite of a few well-meaning complaints :
"….Okinawa_Soba, you should learn something about Japan before posting your pictures, and writing captions. These women with their long hair hanging down…. in bathing suits… showing boobs…. cutting vegetables…. cleaning the floor…. dressed in Western gowns (etc etc) were NOT GEISHA !!! These models were just regular women off the streets. You should talk to somebody who has actually been to Japan and knows about these things……"
Etc etc.
Fortunately, most GEISHA LOVERS here on flickr only complain to me for not knowing anything about the KIMONO, OBI, GETA, HAIRSTYLES, HAIR PINS, FACE PAINT, and LIPSTICK.
Well, at least I have carefully explained the history of the Japanese KIMONO right here :
www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2347140752/ (hehehe)
Seriously, though, as the old Meiji-era images of identified GEISHA (such as those in the above Title Photo show), they appear in any manner of costume, in any manner of Kimono, with hair up or down, doing yard work, pulling weeds, gathering flowers, modeling the latest bathing suits, or whatever the photographers and director needed them to be.
And while dressing in these "out of character" roles for the camera as flexible models, they were all still GEISHA, doing exactly what they were supposed to be doing as part of their GEISHA existence.
In the very early days of photography, the photographers would occasionally use their wives and family members (or even mistresses) if they would agree to it — some did not want to be photographed due to both superstition, and fear of being criticized for allowing men who were strangers to buy and look at your image. In such touchy cases, the photographers would sometimes employ prostitutes.
However, as the Meiji era and photography moved on, the wives, mistresses and prostitutes were gradually replaced by GEISHA in the Studio shots needing women. It seems that this transition was fairly complete by the 1880s, and the 1890s for sure — the period of most (but not all) of the old Japanese studio images on my photostream.
The ones named above were — according to Noguchi — among the top five popular and talented Geisha in Tokyo in 1904.
Another GEISHA not pictured above, but shown in the story with her own large photo taken by the famous photographer K. OGAWA, — and described by Noguchi as being in that group whose services as a GEISHA were in high demand — was also one of Okinawa_Soba’s favorite BATHING BEAUTY models.
WHAT ??? Geisha and Maiko posed as risque BATHING BEAUTIES ???
YUP !!! Check out the Geisha KOMAN here — out of character with her hair down — then follow the link under her to see her strutting her GEISHA GOODNESS in a SWIMSUIT !
www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/3329199959/
This is the last time I will be mentioning these things about GEISHA and PHOTOGRAPHY. So, I politely request that all of you GEISHA LOVERS who are tempted to "straighten me out" on the subject (and thank God it’s only a few of you) please hold your horses — keeping in mind that the Geisha of today are just an anachronistic shell of the former originals (though sometimes very talented, and pretty shells, indeed).
Those who have a further interest in the practical employments of a real Meiji-era Japanese Geisha would do well to read the caption under this photo, where old Japanese text is again quoted for our instruction : www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2802613366/in/set-7215…
Two for the road : www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2550688260/
Bikini Open 136
Bikini Open 136
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The Bikini Open Contest participants picture
