GEISHA AND MAIKO
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A Brief Stop, 2008
coloured pencils
376 x 600 mm
Two maiko stop to consult together in Pontocho.
Coloured pencil drawing by Julie Podstolski, copyright 2008.
Town of Victoria Park Art Awards - Public Choice Award and Highly Commended
private collection
Two Girls in Gion, 2007
coloured pencils
414 x 462 mm
Two contrasting girls pass one another in Gion. One of them is Maiko Katsuyuki of Gion Kobu. Drawing by Julie Podstolski, copyright 2007.
Floating in Kyoto, 2007
coloured pencils
385 x 510 mm
Two maiko paying their midday calls on Pontocho.
Drawing by Julie Podstolski, copyright 2007.
Private Collection.
Intersection, 2007
coloured pencils
270 x 570 mm
Maiko Sakiko looking out for a taxi on Shijodori in Gion, Kyoto (seconds later she jumped into one).
Drawing by Julie Podstolski, copyright 2007.
Private collection.
Painted, 2006
coloured pencils
332 x 390 mm
A maiko in Pontocho passes a lantern.
In the collection of the City of Belmont, Western Australia.