Courtesans Promenading on the Nakanochō

c. 1790 Each: 37.8 x 25.8 cm (14 7/8 x 10 3/16 in.) Source image
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Nakanochō was the main street in Yoshiwara, a famous walled pleasure district that housed as many as 4,000 courtesans. In the early evening, elaborately dressed courtesans accompanied by attendants promenaded on the central thoroughfare, as in this scene. The open buildings wi...

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