Jacob L. Loose Collection

A group of geishas sit on the floor each behind a dark box called a hakohibachi, a brazier encased in a wooden box, with an insignia on the front. They do not smile. A long cloth lays on the floor in...

Ella and Jacob Loose and three other white men, sit with a group of geishas who are serving them tea or saki from small boxes sitting on the floor in front of each geisha. One geisha is playing a...

A group of geishas gather in a courtyard for a photograph. The front row sit on chairs while the back row stands. Further behind in their living quarters, several more women stand in the open doorways...