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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ce BCA, post: 4154831, member: 18716&quot;]#15 aside from looking Chinese I can&#039;t provide anything else particularly useful, it doesn&#039;t look particularly old, the Chinese dragon festivals and boat races became popular in the 70&#039;s in the UK.&nbsp; As such there were many products in this style at the time, and it&#039;s commonly when many foo dogs etc were sold here, could be the same for jewellery.</p><p><br /></p><p>#17 is too small for me to make out, a closer image might help.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>AJ is correct, they are mostly regular women in such depictions, often mothers with children on larger pieces.&nbsp; When made up in this way they are often referred to as Bijin (beauties).&nbsp; Becoming a Geisha was a highly competitive and sought after role at the time, largely due to the status it conferred.&nbsp; Geisha culture still exists in Kyoto today, in a much more voluntary form of course.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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