Maiko Masquerade: Crafting Geisha Girlhood in Japan

by Jan Bardsley

Book Overview

Maiko Masquerade explores Japanese representations of the maiko, or apprentice geisha, in films, manga, and other popular media as an icon of exemplary girlhood. Jan Bardsley traces how the maiko, long stigmatized as a victim of sexual exploitation, emerges in the 2000s as the chaste keeper of Kyoto's classical artistic traditions. Insider accounts by maiko and geisha, their leaders and fans, show pride in the training, challenges, and rewards...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520296443
• ISBN13: 9780520296442
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"