Drawn from the UW Art Museum’s collection From Samurai to Geisha: Depictions of Gender in Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints is the visual dialogue of masculine and feminine gender roles present in ...

But this stunning collection of photographs of geisha during the second half of the 20th century shows how the ancient Japanese art found its place in a more modern world full of businessmen ...

A poster for fire prevention awareness week featuring geisha Aoi Tayu and kamuro twins Miu and Rino is seen in this image provided by the Kyoto City Fire Department. A poster featuring geisha Aoi ...

head to the museum's Art Café to enjoy local sake and Japanese whiskies against a backdrop of historic posters promoting local geisha performances.

"Japanese people themselves often don't understand or have the wrong idea about what geishas do," said Hisafumi Iwashita, a writer specialised in geisha culture. In Japanese, the word geisha means ...