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The courtesans Hitomoto and Tagasode of the Daimonji House from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

The courtesans Hitomoto and Tagasode of the Daimonji House from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

1761 - 1816

Kitao Masanobu 北尾政演

Japanese

Detached illustration from a large accordion-fold printed book; ink and color on paper with printed signature reading "Kitao Rissai Masanobu ga" and seal reading "Soseki"

Edo period, 1615-1868

Prints