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Courtesans Takikawa and Hanaogi from the Ogiya house
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Courtesans Takikawa and Hanaogi from the Ogiya house

Kitao Masanobu · 1783 · color woodcut; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Two courtesans, each followed by a shinzo (courtesan in training) and two kamuro (youngest helper of a courtesan). The pattern of fans, pine and plum blossom branches on the kimono of the shinzo, refers to New Year. Above each of the courtesans a classical poem, allegedly in their own handwriting.

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Credit lineCourtisanes Takikawa en Hanaogi uit het Ogiya huis. 1783. Kitao Masanobu. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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