This was during some kind of ceremony in Japan during a festival. There are times when silhouettes, even without the detail you would normally have of the subject, capture something about the subject that could never have been exposed normally. Here, we are familiar enough with the form and dress of the geisha to know what we are looking at. But in her silhouette, she presents a certain grace, quietness, and flirtation that would have been lost partially with a higher exposure. We also see the beautiful textile in the background, whatever that it. I think it's textured wallpaper, making lines that seem to move when photographed.
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