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The Courtesan Hitomachi of the Tsutaya Brothel, from the series “A Pat-tern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as Spring Herbs” (“Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyō”)
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Credit lineThe Courtesan Hitomachi of the Tsutaya Brothel, from the series “A Pat-tern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as Spring Herbs” (“Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyō”). 1777–78. Isoda Koryūsai. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936. CC0.
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