tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648596029569450810.post9056845906728354557..comments2021-05-08T18:22:22.142-07:00Comments on Romantic Domestic: Geisha Musings...Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09039479636734853470noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648596029569450810.post-33894384417175074032013-10-31T21:33:08.895-07:002013-10-31T21:33:08.895-07:00Yeah, lotus shoes are Chinese!Yeah, lotus shoes are Chinese!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07553932306541359626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648596029569450810.post-78568576123443772082013-10-31T21:32:02.936-07:002013-10-31T21:32:02.936-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07553932306541359626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648596029569450810.post-69890274691383386032012-10-14T19:39:40.946-07:002012-10-14T19:39:40.946-07:00thisthisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648596029569450810.post-60154091200054227512012-07-31T20:32:01.418-07:002012-07-31T20:32:01.418-07:00The Japanese didn't have the foot binding cult...The Japanese didn't have the foot binding culture, it was the Chinese. In fact, many Japanese found it to be barbaric, not erotic. Besides, you couldn't put those lily feet in what the Geisha wear.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05557005889549549104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648596029569450810.post-74573974713482522912012-07-31T20:31:27.280-07:002012-07-31T20:31:27.280-07:00The Japanese didn't have the foot binding cult...The Japanese didn't have the foot binding culture, it was the Chinese. In fact, many Japanese found it to be barbaric, not erotic. Besides, you couldn't put those lily feet in what the Geisha wear.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05557005889549549104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648596029569450810.post-48165125816178987462011-05-03T16:51:40.204-07:002011-05-03T16:51:40.204-07:00Very lovely collection of photos; I especially enj...Very lovely collection of photos; I especially enjoyed the black-and-whites.<br /><br />However, there is one small mistake: foot-binding is a Chinese tradition, not Japanese. (In fact, when places like Taiwan became Japanese colonies, foot-binding was outlawed.) The neck, rather than the foot, was the traditionally erotic area for Japan. The patterned makeup on the back of the geisha neck is meant to highlight the appeal.Sheenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509908936518708184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648596029569450810.post-23152384936821189122011-04-09T12:16:07.344-07:002011-04-09T12:16:07.344-07:00Fascinating! One of my favorite books is "The...Fascinating! One of my favorite books is "The good earth". My feet hurt from looking at the pictures.<br />Gayle from Vintage FarmhouseGaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08338447141727461197noreply@blogger.com