Name: Nightless City Geisha and Courtesan Life in Old Tokyo
Author: De Becker, J. E.
ISBN: 9780486455631

by De Becker, J. E.

Nightless City Geisha and Courtesan Life in Old Tokyo

by De Becker, J. E.

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ISBN-13: 9780486455631
ISBN: 0486455637
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated

AUTHOR

De Becker, J. E.

SUMMARY

Written over a century ago, this pioneer study was the first to venture behind the teahouse doors of the Yoshiwara quarter, Tokyo's red-light district. It remains unsurpassed as the definitive survey of geisha and courtesan life, with meticulous descriptions of traditional training, dress, social hierarchy, and erotic practices. 49 black-and-white illustrations; 2 maps.De Becker, J. E. is the author of 'Nightless City Geisha and Courtesan Life in Old Tokyo', published 2007 under ISBN 9780486455631 and ISBN 0486455637.

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