Courtesan from the Myōgaya House, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1712, Japan, Polychrome 'tan-e' woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 1/4 x 6 in. (31.1 x 15.2 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyomasu I (Japanese, active 1696–1716), The subject of this print attributed to Torii Kiyomasu is a standing courtesan reading a poem slip. The inscription on the print, Komachi in the Yoshiwara District, refers to the famous Heian poetess, Ono no Komachi, and is thus an acknowledgement of the literary accomplishments of many Yoshiwara courtesans
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Courtesan, Myōgaya House, Edo period, 1615–1868, ca, 1712, Japan, Polychrome, tan-e, woodblock print, ink, color, paper, 12 1/4 x 6, 31.1 15.2 cm, Prints, Torii Kiyomasu I, Japanese, active, 1696–1716, subject, print attributed, Kiyomasu, standing courtesan, reading, poem slip, inscription, print, Komachi, Yoshiwara District, refers, famous Heian, poetess, Ono no, thus, acknowledgement, literary accomplishments courtesans
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