Oiran - high class courtesan (Ushiro muki oiran zu)


Print shows a view from behind of a woman with many ornamental hairpins in her hair. The Oiran were the highest level of geisha and catered only to the nobles. Done by Utagawa Hiroshige (1842-1894) between 1868 - 1894


Size: 2850px × 8070px
Photo credit: © PARIS PIERCE / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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