Colour postcard depicting Bunraku costume from the Edo period (C17-19), all costumes (puppets and performers) are based on Edo styles. Depicted here is a 'Geisha', in summer dress. She is wearing a grey kimono with a decorated black sash and is carrying a circular fan. The background colour is grey. Purchased at the Costume Museum.
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