Digitally optimised eighteenth / nineteenth century Japanese woodcut illustration. Portrait of the courtesan Shinowara from the Tsuruya house. 'The seven Komachi from the pleasure houses.' Portrait of a courtesan, sticking a pen in her hair; against yellow background. In addition to the print title, the names of her two kamuro (youngest assistants of a courtesan): Shinobu and Utano. (bijinga)

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Size: 2500px × 3467px
Location: Japan
Photo credit: © World Illustrated / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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