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Courtesans of the Takeya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1
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Courtesans of the Takeya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1

Katsukawa Shunsho, Japanese, 1726-1792, Kitao Shigemasa, Japanese, 1739-1820 · 1776 · Color woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book

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Credit lineCourtesans of the Takeya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1. 1776. Katsukawa Shunsho, Japanese, 1726-1792, Kitao Shigemasa, Japanese, 1739-1820. The Art Institute of Chicago, Frederick W. Gookin Collection. CC0.
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