Karakoto of Chojiya on Parade, Chōbunsai Eishi, ca. 1790

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Karakoto of Chojiya on Parade, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1790, Japan, One sheet of a triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 15 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. ( x cm), Prints, Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829), An oiran, the highest class of courtesan, was accompanied by two young attendants, who were modeled on Heian pages, and two shinzo, or ladies-in-waiting, who were learning the profession. Each evening, the oiran and her entourage would parade through the streets

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