Teruha with a Round Fan 1913
After relocating from Osaka to the Shinbashi geisha district of Tokyo, Teruha became the most popular postcard model in Japan. Almost all of her best known postcards were taken within two years, Meiji 45 (1912) and Taishō 2 (1913), when she was 16 and 17 years old. After this date she withdrew from public life to become the mistress of an influential politician.











