PERHAPS the Japanese just finally decided they could not allow one more Hollywood take on geisha life to go unanswered. Her geisha film is more manga, less 'Memoirs' - Los Angeles Times ...

Geisha who worked within the pleasure quarters were forbidden to sell sex as it was the preserve of the oiran - though prostitution was legal up until the 1900s, so it was practiced in many ...

Original geisha artifacts rarely make their way out of Japan, ... originally emerged in the early 18th century as assistants to a class of high-end Japanese courtesans known as oiran.

Like a geisha, an oiran was a cultured woman but would be available to spend the night with a man for a high fee. The two professions were often confused by westerners.

OIRAN (Ichi, II, San), a set of 3 bodies costs 25,000 yen, and a single unit costs 10,000 yen. The painting example is by Jun betty , and the theme is 'Oiran, mannequin, Buddha statue'.