Two men and a kamuro walking past a teahouse

Two men and a kamuro walking past a teahouse in Yoshiwara Nichome. Inside the barred resthouse, two courtesans play shamisen and wait for customers. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of the Water Trade, Tokyo, reprint circa 1880

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

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