Twelve Transfigurations of a Geisha - March 1870s
March 三月 sangatsu, month of new life. Meigi (famous geisha) Era Kayo dressed as a hime (princess) with a hinamatsuri (doll festival) display.
Another copy of this carte-de-visite photograph has a handwritten caption on the back 西京 祇園街 江良 嘉代 (Saikyō Gionmachi Era Kayo).










