Shimabara Courtesans Exorcizing Demons, 島原の節分図, Edo period (1615–1868), second half of the 18th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Image: 34 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. (87 × 26.6 cm), Paintings, Miyagawa Isshō (Japanese, 1689–1779), Two young, brightly dressed courtesans and an older lady—whose puffed-out cheeks resemble those of the auspicious maiden Otafuku—are performing the ritual act of tossing beans to exorcize evil as part of the Setsubun Festival, celebrated on the eve of the beginning of spring
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Shimabara, Courtesans, Exorcizing, Demons, 島原の節分図, Edo period, 1615–1868, second half, 18th century, Japan, Hanging scroll, ink, color, paper, Image, 34 1/4, 10 1/2, 87, 26.6 cm, Paintings, Miyagawa Isshō, Japanese, 1689–1779, Two young, brightly dressed, courtesans, older lady—, puffed-out, cheeks, resemble, auspicious maiden, Otafuku—, performing, ritual act, tossing beans, exorcize evil, part, Setsubun Festival, celebrated, eve, spring
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