The Courtesan Kotozuru of the Tsuruya Brothel as an Asazuma Boat Prostitute (Tsuruya Kotozuru-dayū Asazuma-bune), from the series Costume Parade of the Shinmachi Quarter in Osaka (Ōsaka Shinmachi nerimono) 1822 Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 The courtesan Kotozuru from the Tsuruya Brothel in Osaka is costumed in a male courtier’s cap and capacious robes associated with the cross-dressed female entertainers who took clients out in boats at Asazuma on the eastern shore of Lake Biwa. This print is from a series inspired by the summertime costume parades that were held annually in the Shinmachi brothel d
The Courtesan Kotozuru of the Tsuruya Brothel as an Asazuma Boat Prostitute (Tsuruya Kotozuru-dayū Asazuma-bune), from the series Costume Parade of the Shinmachi Quarter in Osaka (Ōsaka Shinmachi nerimono) 1822 Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 The courtesan Kotozuru from the Tsuruya Brothel in Osaka is costumed in a male courtier’s cap and capacious robes associated with the cross-dressed female entertainers who took clients out in boats at Asazuma on the eastern shore of Lake Biwa. This print is from a series inspired by the summertime costume parades that were held annually in the Shinmachi brothel district of Osaka, created by the Edo-based artist Shigenobu. Both Shinmachi, Osaka’s government-sanctioned brothel district, and Shimanouchi, a large unlicensed district to the southwest, hosted costume parades featuring teahouse waitresses, geiko (geisha), and courtesans performing skits or pantomimes of well-known figures (both female and male) from Japanese legend, literature, popular theater, and contemporary The Courtesan Kotozuru of the Tsuruya Brothel as an Asazuma Boat Prostitute (Tsuruya Kotozuru-dayū Asazuma-bune), from the series Costume Parade of the Shinmachi Quarter in Osaka (Ōsaka Shinmachi nerimono). Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 (Japanese, 1787–1832). Japan. 1822. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical ōban. Edo period (1615–1868). Prints
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