U M E S H I Z U: Tea

U M E S H I Z U: Tea, originally uploaded by mboogiedown.

"Even amongst the Japanese, geisha are mysterious and exotic. Here, Umeshizu is admired by an older Japanese woman as she begins to prepare matcha, powdered green tea, in a tea ceremony.

Umeshizu has only recently become a full-fledged geisha in the Kamishichiken district of Kyoto. As a geiko, she no longer styles her own hair, but has the privledge of wearing a special wig called a katsura. The large, flashy hair ornaments have been replaced by small, subtle hairpins and combs. Her collar is pure white. As a geiko advances in skill and experience, she relies less on her clothing, accessories and make-up to make her appear beautiful. Her beauty is in her skills as an artist."

Profile tea close geisha

Profile tea close geisha.jpg, originally uploaded by burleydude3.

Tea Containers

Tea Containers -detail-, originally uploaded by lilacmoon.

Tea Ceremony, 1960s-1970s

Tea Ceremony, 1960s-1970s, originally uploaded by tinafish_03.

"A maiko and geiko perform tea ceremony in a Kyoto park. The geiko is wearing a special hairstyle and twisted collar for tea ceremony."

Geisha, 1920s

Geisha, 1920s, originally uploaded by tinafish_03.

"A vintage postcard image of a geisha dressed to perform a tea ceremony, with a twisted collar"

Japanese tea ad, 1930s

Japanese tea ad, 1930s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

"Best quality roasted green tea." (Thanks to Paula Wirth for translating!)

Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties".

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japanese style afternoon tea

japanese style afternoon tea, originally uploaded by michenv.

Boh tea plantation

Boh tea plantation, originally uploaded by Alicazam.

Malaysia

Japanese green tea

Japanese green tea, originally uploaded by kuu_nel.

"Tea plantation in Wazuka / 和束,Kyoto / 京都."

9 Tea

9 Tea, originally uploaded by Jen's Photography.

"Lacquer tea"

green tea

green tea, originally uploaded by _kasia_.

11 Tea

11 Tea, originally uploaded by Jen's Photography.

shade and teacup of the day (April 9th 2007)

shade and teacup of the day (April 9th 2007), originally uploaded by Beautymist.

MYSTIC TEA CUP

MYSTIC TEA CUP, originally uploaded by tonto-kidd.

Ad from the April 1959 issue of Chimes "largest psychic monthly".

pouring tea

pouring tea, originally uploaded by Beautymist.

as seen on www3suisses.fr

China teapots

China teapots, originally uploaded by ViNull.

Teapot

Teapot, originally uploaded by tataAnne.

tea for two

tea for two, originally uploaded by fernfern.

Hitohi

Hitohi, originally uploaded by kuu_nel.

Japanese green tea, called Genmaicha. At Cafe Hitohi in Okamoyo, Japan.

Tea

Tea, originally uploaded by christophotography.