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Courtesan and client: parody of the Kiritsubo Chapter of the Tale of Genji (Mitate Genji Kiritsubo)
1711-1716
Okumura Masanobu
Oban (large-size) sumizurii-e (monochrome woodblock print) on paper
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Courtesan in procession
circa 1793-1795
Kitagawa Utamaro
ink, white pigment, and red color on paper
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A Courtesan Seated on a Veranda Playing a Shamisen
circa 1701-1716
Ōmori Yoshikiyo
hand-colored woodblock print on paper
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Courtesan Tasting a Morning-glory Bud
early 1770
Isoda Koryūsai
Pillar-format full-color woodblock print (hashira e nishiki e)
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Japanese Beauty in a Red Maple Leaf Robe
early 19th century
Yamaguchi Soken (Sojun)
hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
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Ikkyū’s Tale of Hell: Segawa Kikunojō V as courtesan Jigoku-dayū
1828-1832
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
woodblock print on paper
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Red-Robed Courtesan (parody of Bodhidharma)
circa 1775-1785
Kitao Masanobu
color woodblock pillar print on paper
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A Courtesan followed by Two kamuro and Another Courtesan Behind, Sheet 5 from the series of “The Main Street of the Yoshiwara in Cherry Blossom Time” (a five sheet series)
late 18th century - early 19th century
Utagawa Toyokuni I
color woodblock print on paper
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Two Courtesans Talking to a Young Man, Sheet 4 from the series of “The Main Street of the Yoshiwara in Cherry Blossom Time” (a five sheet series)
late 18th century - early 19th century
Utagawa Toyokuni I
color woodblock print on paper
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Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya
1798
Kitagawa Utamaro
woodblock print on paper
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Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya
1798
Kitagawa Utamaro
woodblock print on paper
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Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya
1798
Kitagawa Utamaro
woodblock print on paper
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Beauty under Cherry Blossoms
1810
Hosoda Eishi
ink and color on silk
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Yoshiwara District
early 18th century
Japanese
handscroll fragment, ink and color on paper
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Courtesan Beneath a Willow Branch
circa 1740-1750
Japanese
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
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