Tamagawaya Tamagiku

• Japanese: 玉川屋玉菊 (Tamagawaya Tamagiku)

Tamagiku was a geisha of the Tamagawaya, a teahouse of Tokyo's Shinbashi district.

In 1891, at the age of 17, she won first prize in a "100 Beauties" contest held at the Ryôunkaku in Asakusa. Momotarô of the Sagami-ya won second place, while Kotoyo of the Nakamura-ya won third prize.

References

• "36 historical photographs of geisha and apprentice geisha beauties," RocketNews24.com, 20 Jan 2014.