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KOREA - LAND OF THE MORNING CALM -- High Class Women and their Coach Bearers

Photo by UNKNOWN Photographer, ca.1899-1900. Comment #6 below from Korean visitor 윤곡 states that these are not "High Class Women" as the title above describes them. Instead, the commenter is sure they are really Korean "Giseang" : 기생 :妓女, 妓 --- similar to a Japanese Geisha. Please read the comment in full below, where exception is also taken to a claim made by another commenter. Things suddenly get interesting... !
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