Kisaeng (Korean: 기생; RR: Gisaeng), also called ginyeo (기녀; 妓女), were enslaved women from outcast or enslaved families who were trained to be courtesans...

(Korean: 황진이; 1506–1567), also known by her kisaeng name Myeongwol ("bright moon", 명월), was one of the most famous kisaeng of the Joseon period. She lived during...

The history of the kisaeng covers the entire second millennium from the Goryeo dynasty to modern South Korea. The kisaeng system first emerged in the early...

Seo-hyun as young Han Hee-jae An intelligent and outspoken woman raised by kisaeng in Ihwaru. Jang Hyuk as Yi Bang-won Ji Eun-sung as young Yi Bang-won A...

expensive accessories worn only by women of high social standing, alongside kisaeng. They were decorated with silk objects, gold, jewels, silver, coral, jade...

truth about his birth; and a young woman who does not want to become a kisaeng in pursuit of revenge for her family. Jang Dong-yoon as Jeon Nok-du / Lady...

to the profession soon as they reach puberty. In pre-modern Korea, the Kisaeng were women from the lower caste Cheonmin who were trained to provide entertainment...

Kisaeng Eori (기생 어리) (1398 - ?) Princess Yi Ae-jung (현주 이애중) (1414 - ?) Kisaeng Cho Gung-jang (기생 초궁장) (1385 - ?) Kisaeng Jeonghyang (기생 정향) Kisaeng Chil...

Qiyan, a similar profession in Arab Geisha, a similar profession in Japan Kisaeng, a similar profession in Korea Gaṇikā, a similar profession in India Tawaif...

usually worn by female commoners. Especially in the western part of Korea, kisaeng (female Korean entertainers) commonly wore an ayam, and they were also...

point Geommu was rearranged by the Royal Court and recreated by the Kisaeng. The Kisaeng learned the formalized dance through the Gwonbeon, a pre-Korean War...

2008. Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98) Military history of Korea Kisaeng Hwang Jini Birth year of her is doubtful; references indicate it could...

prostitutes in Japan have been blocked within South Korea by the government. Kisaeng Prostitutes in South Korea for the U.S. military "US State Department Human...

enforced. Kisaeng's ability to create artwork admired by the yangban—upper class men—was remarkable. Many scholars note that the sijos written by kisaeng contain...

Minamishinagawa district near Aomono-Yokochō, Shinagawa every September. Geisha Kisaeng Prostitution in Japan Sing-song girls Tawaif Yiji In this video, the Shochiku...

prostitutes, magicians, sorcerers, jail-keepers, and performers (like the kisaeng). Nobi (slaves) were servants taken from the cheonmin class to serve yangban...

2018. "The Treacherous Lee Yoo-young's alluring eyes to play Joseon's top kisaeng, Seol Joong-mae". Hancinema. April 10, 2015. Archived from the original...

omitting the Korean victim Kim Hak-sun's background that she had been a kisaeng (courtesan) in-training prior to being dispatched as a comfort woman in...

"unclean", which has often included prostitution. In pre-modern Korea, the Kisaeng were women from the lower caste Cheonmin who were trained to provide entertainment...

warriors." Some have suggested that wonhwa might be the origin of the later kisaeng class, but little evidence exists to support this theory. The first two...

practice also spread to Korea, where prostitutes evolved into the Korean kisaeng. The governments of many Indian princely states had regulated prostitution...

a captive woman taken by barbarians. Kim Seo-an as Young-rang: a young kisaeng. Jeon Guk-hyang as Ae-bok Kim Eun-woo as a general of the Qing dynasty...

Painting of a kisaeng performing a sword dance (Hyewon, 1805)　...

East Ca trù, in Vietnam Gē-tòaⁿ, in Taiwan Hetaera, in ancient Greece Kisaeng, in Korea Nagarvadhu, in ancient India Gaṇikā,in ancient India Tawaif,in...

individuals but have also been under state ownership. For example, the kisaeng were women from low castes in pre modern Korea, who were owned by the state...

(Vietnam) Gaṇikā (India) Nagarvadhu (India) Tawaif (India) Qiyan (Arab) Kisaeng (Korea) Gējì (China) "In fact, the first type of geisha in the yūkaku were...

The gijeok (Korean: 기적) was a list of all the kisaeng working in a particular district. It was maintained by the local chief, or hojang. Those not on...

Cho (leftmost), Mekler, and Kim during a dinner in October 1945. Several kisaeng (female entertainers) can be seen in the background....

In pre-modern Korea, some women from the lower caste Cheonmin, known as Kisaeng, were trained to provide entertainment, conversation, and sexual services...

maintaining various local records, including the slave rolls and the gijeok register of working kisaeng. History of Korea Joseon Dynasty politics v t e...