Beautiful! Is this an oil painting?

It's a photo, in a stack of layers with different filters.

O_O Wow! Amazing, the things you can do in Photoshop (or whichever image manipulation program you're using). I have got to learn Photoshop myself some day.

And these maiko have the mysterious bundles as well :) I notice the one in front has her skirt tucked up into the little silk sash under her obi. That seems to be a nice neat way of keeping the kimono skirt out of the way without having to hold it in the hand.

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Thanks a lot, and wonderful website!