Karakoto of Chojiya on Parade, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1790, Japan, One sheet of a triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 15 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (38.4 x 25.7 cm), Prints, Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829), An oiran, the highest class of courtesan, was accompanied by two young attendants, who were modeled on Heian pages, and two shinzo, or ladies-in-waiting, who were learning the profession. Each evening, the oiran and her entourage would parade through the streets
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Karakoto, Chojiya, Parade, Edo period, 1615–1868, ca, 1790, Japan, sheet, triptych, polychrome woodblock prints, ink, color, paper, 15 1/8 x 10 1/8, 38.4 25.7 cm, Prints, Chōbunsai Eishi, Japanese, 1756–1829, oiran, highest class, courtesan, accompanied, two young, attendants, modeled, Heian pages shinzo, ladies, waiting, learning, profession, evening, entourage, parade, streets
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