Friday Footnote: How to Spot a Geisha

If you look at the painting attached to this post, you will see the back of a maiko. I painted this from a photograph that I took during the Gion walking tour referenced here. You can tell she is a maikobased on her obi (belt). We were extremely lucky during our walk and passed multiple maiko and geikohurrying about their business that afternoon. There a few really quicks ways to spot the difference between a maiko and a geiko. One, the maiko will wear a furisode, a type of kimono with very long...