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A view of The Golden Kyoung in Mandalay, Burmah (present-day Myanmar). Also referred to as Myadaung Monastery, or the Queen's Monastery, this Theravada Buddhist monastery was built in 1885 under the rule of Queen Supayalat. "Oilette" The Wide Wild…

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Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon (modern day Yangon), Myanmar. Also referred to as Golden Dagon Pagoda, this is the most sacred and important Theravada Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar. This pagoda was built during the 6th century by the Mon people.

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Japanese maidens. Six geisha sitting on a patio overlooking a Japanese harbor. Ellanbee Japanese series #143. Chromolithography.

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Song and Dance in Japan. Seven geisha performing dance or playing musical instruments. Serie 1007. Chromolithography.

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A Japanese Belle. A geisha wearing a pale blue kimono, holding a chrysanthemum and gazing at it. "Oilette" The Wide Wild World Series, #6465. Chromolithography.

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Two geisha wearing pink-purple kimono and standing in a Japanese garden. # 6137 along front left edge of postcard. Chromolithograph.

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Weaving Silk, Life in Japan. Two geisha at a silk weaving machine. Valentine's Series. Chromolithograph.

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A geisha wearing a purple kimono and holding a pink parasol, standing in a Japanese garden. The manufacturer name is in Japanese. Chromolithograph.

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"Geisha no yemi", or "The Geisha's Smile". A geisha wearing a yellow-orange kimono, with her left hand poised to her lips, and right hand holding a closed black with yellow and blue stripes parasol. The green text box at the upper left corner on the…

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A geisha wearing an elaborate kimono in red, purple, and light blue with an equally elaborate headdress with gold spangles sitting in front of a tokonoma by a window while writing a letter. Chromolithograph.
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