Geisha of Pontocho
Tokyo, Japan: Tokyo News Service, 1954. Haar, Francis. Hardcover. Quarto, 195 pages. Illustrated and patterned cloth or silk boards. Firm binding; no loose pages. Inscribed and signed by the author on front end paper. Book and cover with two small tears on back cover at bottom and bumped corners. The dust jacket, or what remains, is in tatters with significant portions lost and missing. It is only included due to the information provided on the front inner flap. Collectible Acceptable / poor. Item #15346
From the jacket: "To present an authentic picture of the true Geisha, the author and photographer selected Pontocho, one of the oldest and most famous Geisha districts in Japan.....Here in this book the author and photographer show these youngsters at play and at their lessons, the maiko, the young Geisha, the senior Geisha, in their homes, on the street, at their lessons and rehearsals and at the teahouse." Percival Densmore Perkins (1897 - 1963) was a book publisher and taught English in Japan at the former Third National High School, which was at the time of his death, the Kyoto University. He lived in Japan for 28 years. Hearn was the author of several books concerning Japanese life. Francis Haar (born as Haár Ferenc) (1908 – 1997) was a Hungarian photographer. He studied interior architecture at Hungarian Royal National School of Arts and Crafts between 1924 and 1927.
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