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Number One: The Jewels of Suehiro from the Ôgiya
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Number One: The Jewels of Suehiro from the Ôgiya

Yashima Gakutei · c. 1827 · color woodcut; blind-stamped; paper

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

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Suehiro, a high-ranking courtesan from the Ogiya house, walking with two maids (kamuro) along the New Year decorations in Nakanochô, the main street of the Yoshiwara, the pleasure quarter of Edo (current Tokyo). With two poems. This is the right sheet of a five-panel print, where high-ranking courtesans (oiran) from the different houses of the Yoshiwara are depicted.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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surimonocourtesan, hetaera
Credit lineNummer één: De juwelen van Suehiro uit het Ôgiya. c. 1827. Yashima Gakutei. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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