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Courtesan in procession
circa 1793-1795
Kitagawa Utamaro
ink, white pigment, and red color on paper
Courtesan Tasting a Morning-glory Bud
early 1770
Isoda Koryūsai
Pillar-format full-color woodblock print (hashira e nishiki e)
Japanese Beauty in a Red Maple Leaf Robe
early 19th century
Yamaguchi Soken (Sojun)
hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
Ikkyū’s Tale of Hell: Segawa Kikunojō V as courtesan Jigoku-dayū
1828-1832
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
woodblock print on paper
Red-Robed Courtesan (parody of Bodhidharma)
circa 1775-1785
Kitao Masanobu
color woodblock pillar print on paper
Standing Courtesan, after Miyagawa Chôshun
1901
Kobayashi Bunshichi
hand-colored woodblock print on silk
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
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
Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya
1798
Kitagawa Utamaro
woodblock print on paper
Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya
1798
Kitagawa Utamaro
woodblock print on paper
Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya
1798
Kitagawa Utamaro
woodblock print on paper
Beauty (Taifu)
late 18th century - early 19th century
Yokoi Kinkoku
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
Elegant Fresh Foods (Three Courtesans at a Drinking Party)
mid 1800s - circa 1810
Kikugawa Eizan
oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper
First Designs of Model Young Leaves: the Courtesan Karauta of the Chôjiya, accompanied by her attendants Matsuno and Takeno
circa 1777-1782
Isoda Koryūsai
Oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper
Courtesan in an iris-patterned robe: “June” in a series of Twelve Months
circa 1714
Kaigetsudō Dohan
Kakemono-e (oversize) sumizurii-e (monochrome woodblock print) on paper