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Mirror of Rival Beauties from the Brothels
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Mirror of Rival Beauties from the Brothels

Katsukawa Shunsho · 1776 · color woodcut; paper

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

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Part three (of three); green binding with cloud pattern; no title strip; 17 sheets, numbered: 1-3, 1a, images of the entrance gate to the Yoshiwara and courtesans during daily activities; 1b-14, haiku poems about the four seasons; inside back cover, colophon.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
bookcourtesan, hetaera
Credit lineSpiegel van rivaliserende schoonheden uit de lusthuizen. 1776. Katsukawa Shunsho. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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