The Courtesan Nishikigi of the Yotsumeya Brothel, from the series A Pattern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as Spring

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The Courtesan Nishikigi of the Yotsumeya Brothel, from the series A Pattern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as Spring Herbs (Hinagata wakana hatsu moyō), 『雛形若菜初模様　四ツ目屋内　にしき木』, Edo period (1615–1868), 1776, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 7/8 x 10 1/8 in. ( x cm), Prints, Isoda Koryūsai (Japanese, 1735–ca. 1790), Koryūsai, who came from an impoverished samurai family, renounced his rank to settle as an artist in Edo. His early work reflected Harunobu's wistful and romantically idealized figures. Later in his career he made a bold series of prints depicting the lavish spring fashions of the demimonde

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