One day I saw this scene in a dream. I thought I would forget it as I went about my daily life, but it stuck in my brain for a long time and never left. I don't know if there is a deeper meaning to this image. The modern girl dressed in blue outside the fence is never disgusted by the line of sight. She is simply admiring the beautiful patterns of the geisha's kimonos and the brightly colored, overly bright scene that only there appeared out of the darkness. This girl, who has traveled back in time to around the Meiji era, is looking at the days when geisha entertainment was still glamorous, as if she were looking through a kaleidoscope. The more excited the geisha are, the lonelier the scenery makes her feel. Before I started sketching the geisha for this painting, all I could think was, "What a joyful world! was all I could think of. However, as I continued with the sketches, I began to feel the obvious: "These people were sold because they were poor," and it became more and more difficult to sketch. I managed to finish the necessary sketches of the two geiko, and when I painted them, they presented me with a colorful world, as if to blow away my sadness. And there, at the same time, it became a landscape that harbored a sense of loneliness. The modern girl outside the walls is still a child, watching enraptured at the geisha's play, unaware of the life that such a geiko is carrying. And at dawn, the girl will return to the present day. I had a dream one day, a scene like this. i thought it would fade away as I went about my daily life, but it remained etched in my mind. The modern girl in a blue dress outside the fence doesn't harbor any disgust in her gaze. She simply marvels at the beautiful patterns on the geishas' kimonos and the vivid and overly bright scenes emerging from the darkness. The girl, who seems to have slipped back to the Meiji era, watches it with a sense akin to looking at a kaleidoscope depicting the glamorous times The more the geishas frolic, the more the scene inexplicably evokes a sense of loneliness. Before drawing geishas for this painting, I could only think, "What a joyful world! Drawing became increasingly difficult. Yet, managing to complete the necessary sketches of the two geishas, the resulting painting presented me with a vibrant world that seemed to dispel that sadness. The modern girl outside the fence is still a child, blissfully unaware of the life that the geishas carry, captivated by the parlor games. And with the dawn, the girl will likely return to the present once again.
