The
word geisha means "artist." A geisha is not a prostitute, but an entertainer for
the richest and most powerful men of Japan. She entertains at parties, excelling
in the arts of song, dance, and music, but mostly in the art of pampering the
male ego. These pictures are from my book Geisha: The Life, the Voices, the
Art. Published by Knopf in 1995.
