Geisha Tattoo

Geisha Tattoo

Geisha, Geiko, or Geigi are female Japanese entertainers that who were renounced for their beauty

Geisha translates to the English equivalent of an artist. A geisha at heart is an artesian well equipped to woo you with her intellectual thought, her well versed language, her unmatched beauty and her prowess in a number of artistic disciplines.

A Geisha Tattoo - A Mix Of Brains And Beauty

A geisha is a term that Is used to describe entertainers whose job was to entertainment men of high rank. They would have to be exceptional conversationalists and would have acquired knowledge on a wide range of topics, including politics and history. This would we apt in dancing, singing, playing instruments, some even were renounced poets and calligraphers. Geisha would be trend setters fashioning the most flawless kimonos( Japanese dresses), being the epitome of grace and etiquette. Primarily the geisha were known to be a combination of impeccable attractiveness and extensive knowledge and wisdom. A geisha tattoo would indeed deem the wearer to stand for the same blend of beauty and brains.

A Geisha Tattoo - Veiled Sexuality And Unrequited Desire

As part of their job description, it is a commonly held belief that geisha would extend their services to sexual acts. However performing acts of sex was a rare occurrence and only a hand full of geiha would engage in such practices. In fact most of them were prohibited to do so by their Okiya, the geisha house they belonged to.

Geisha were reserved only for the beauty obsessed elite and the concept of geishas being the object of their desire but never actually being able to attain them, or make them theirs further added to their allure. Men are known to like the chase, and this is the mother of chases! Being in the company of a geisha for the common class was the stuff of dreams. They were almost akin to fly fires or fairies who dazzled men with their beauty but were almost impossible to catch.

A geisha tattoo in the same way represents a veiled sexuality, an object of desire, the stuff that dreams are made out of and something unattainable.

A Geisha Tattoo - A Liberated Feminist

Geisha Tattoo

Many people looked down on geishas because of this association with a number of men. Although they were of high social rank, the fact that they did not follow their pre- dictated womanly roles put Geisha in the sidelines and was subject of scrutiny because of their associations with men and the way those to live their lives. Geisha as result were not allowed to marry. The traditional Japanese culture dictates that women are supposed to remain within the constraints of their home and family .The ideal wife was a modest mother and manager of the home, Men on the other hand, had no obligation to be faithful to their wives and for sexual enjoyment and romantic attachment would seek the company of courtesans.

Unlike the mother women who were home bound, husband bound, could not do anything without the permission of their husband and had to live lives within very narrow borders, Geisha choose a different way of life where their freedom of choice and their livelihoods was exclusively their right.

They were fighters in society that yearned to earn a living by not being someone else’s puppet.

"Geishas are not submissive and subservient, but in fact they are some of the most financially and emotionally successful and strongest women in Japan, and traditionally have been so."

—Iwasaki Mineko, Geisha, A Life

A geisha tattoo Is a tattoo that tells a long story. On the face of it they stand for sublime beauty and masters in the art of entertainment. However Geisha are more than just a mix of aesthetic appeal and intellectual supremacy. A geisha, is an all encompassing women who gives the aura of veiled sexuality, excessive luxury, and refined etiquette combined with child like gentleness and soft feminist. All of this built on top of a concrete foundation made from a rebellious spirit, a core of steel and a need to go against unjust societal dictations.