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京都祇園古川丸子 Furukawa Maruko, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園藤田玉 Fujita Tama, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園小泉きし Koizumi Kishi, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園川かつ米鶴 Kawakatsu Yonetsuru, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園中島つゆ Nakajima Tsuyu, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園大田梅龍 Ota Umeryu, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園奥村さめ Okumura Same, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園内藤小秀 Naito Kohide, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園山口小岸 Yamaguchi Kogishi, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園田中君ゆ Tanaka Kimiyu, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園加藤たま葉 Kato Tamaha, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園藤田粟次 Fujita Awaji, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園荒木梅菊 Araki Umegiku, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園みぞ口來賀 Mizoguchi Raiga, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園玉木勝 Tamaki Katsu, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園岩本光子 Iwamoto Mitsuko, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園小原きく松 Ohara Kikumatsu, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園岩井藤葉 Iwai Fujiha, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園佐々木なかゆ Sasaki Nakayu, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園玉木静子 Tamaki Shizuko, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園小島ふく Kojima Fuku, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園池田小みゆ Ikeda Komiyu, Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
京都祇園鶴谷政治 Tsuruya (or Tsurutani) Masaji (or Seiji), Gion Gion, Kyoto · Before 1903 (Meiji era)
都踊 Geisha Dancing the Miyako Odori Gion, Kyoto · Before 1907 (Meiji era)
都をどり Miyako Odori Gion, Kyoto · Before 1909 (Meiji era)