By Marty Noble
Exquisitely dressed, often musically accomplished, and adept in the art of conversation, the Japanese geisha is specifically trained to entertain men at social gatherings. Sixteen magnificently detailed portraits depict geishas wearing a series of marvelous costumes: accented with birds, strewn with lush blossoms, and dotted with brilliant foliage.
The beautiful young women are seen playing musical instruments, resting in a garden setting, carrying urns of floral arrangements, walking gracefully with a parasol, and in other delightful vignettes. Colorists of all ages can bring these elegant geishas magically to life simply by coloring the pictures with paints, crayons, felt-tip pens, or colored pencils and placing them in front of a window or other source of bright light for dazzling stained glass effects.
Paperback, 16 full-page black-and-white illustrations printed on translucent paper.
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