Courtesans playing shamisen and dancing in

Courtesans playing shamisen and dancing in Kyomachi, Yoshiwara. They sit outside a barred teahouse in the pleasure quarters. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of the Water Trade, Tokyo, reprint circa 1880

Barred Courtesan Emakimono Fuzoku Geisha Kimono Masanobu Oiran Okumura Prostitution Quarters Redlight Samurai Scroll Shamisen Tayu Teahouse Ukiyo-e Verandah Woodblock Yoshiwara Yujo

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