#i was wondering if madame kaji would want to run an okiya instead of a brothel
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dustyfairywings · 10 months ago
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TIL the first female geisha did not appear until 1751. Any geisha before that time were male performers.
So, uh, yeah they really were slim pickings for the women of BES. Wife or whore were indeed the only options.
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