Courtesans relaxing by writing a letter and playing shamisen in front of a folding screen in the pleasure quarters. Mitate of Matsukaze and Murasame. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of the Water Trade, Tokyo, reprint circa 1880.

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