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Editorial Daimonguchi entrance gate and Nakanocho in Yoshiwara pleasure quarters with samurai and courtesans and maid (kamuro). Water barrel and buckets labeled Daimonguchi. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of...
Editorial Two kamuro maids try to drag two samurai to their courtesan mistresses. Scene in Yoshiwara pleasure quarters. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of the Water Trade, Tokyo, reprint circa 1880.
Editorial The New Yoshiwara Shin Yoshiwara (title on object) Ten summer scenes in the Eastern capital (series title) Azuma natsu jukkei (series title on object), View of room in teahouse, kamuro (youngest help of courtesan), standing outside the room, pointing u...
Editorial The Courtesan on PaThe Courtesan Toji of the Ogiya with Her Attendants Satoji and Uraji, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyo)",rade in the Yoshiwara Accompanied by her Kamuro and by t...
Editorial The Courtesan Michinoku of the Tsutaya House with her Kamuro Midare and Shinobu, from the series "Kikkaku Hokufu". Katsukawa Shunsho ?? ??; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1769-1779. Dimensions: 39.5 x 28.2 cm (15 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.). Color woodblock print; o...
Editorial Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya, (kamuro:) Shirabe, Teriha, Flowers from the series Snow, Moon and Flowers in Yoshiwara (Seiro setsugekka) (Tamaya uchi Hanamurasaki, Shirabe, Teriha). Kitagawa Utamaro ??? ??; Japanese, 1753 (?)-1806. Date: 1788-1798. Dimens...
Editorial Courtesan and Two Kamuro. Komatsuya Hyakki; Japanese, 1720-1793 (?). Date: 1761-1771. Dimensions: 10 1/8 x 7 7/8 in. Color woodblock print; chuban trimmed to an oval shape. Origin: Japan.
Editorial The Courtesan Sugawara of the Tsuruya House and Her Kamuro Namiji and Kashiko. Katsukawa Shunsho ?? ??; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1771. Dimensions: 25.5 x 17.9 cm (10 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.). Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan.
Editorial Young Lady Looking through Door at Her Kamuro (Little Servant) who is Asleep on the Floor.
Editorial Tamaya uchi Komurasaki, Koch?′, Haruji = [Komurasaki of the Tamaya, [kamuro:] Koch?′, Haruji], Kitagawa, Utamaro (1753?-1806), (Artist), Date Created: ca. 1793-ca.1804.
Editorial Tamaya uchi Komurasaki, Koch?′, Haruji = [Komurasaki of the Tamaya, [kamuro:] Koch?′, Haruji], Kitagawa, Utamaro (1753?-1806), (Artist), Date Created: ca. 1793-ca.1804.
Editorial Tamaya uchi Hanamurasaki, Sekiya, Teriha = [Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya, [kamuro:] Sekiya, Teriha], Kitagawa, Utamaro (1753?-1806), (Artist), Date Created: ca. 1793-ca.1804.
Editorial ?”giya uchi Yashio, Someki, Tsumaki = [Yashio of the ?”giya, [kamuro:] Someki, Tsumaki], Kitagawa, Utamaro (1753?-1806), (Artist), Date Created: ca. 1793-ca.1804.
Editorial Tamaya uchi Hanamurasaki, Sekiya, Teriha = [Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya, [kamuro:] Sekiya, Teriha], Kitagawa, Utamaro (1753?-1806), (Artist), Date Created: ca. 1793-ca.1804.
Editorial A Votive Picture to Be Donated to the Kannon of Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon ho kakegaku no zu), by Takigawa of the Ogiya, Kamuro Menami and Onami, with Tomikawa, Kumegawa, Tamagawa, Tsugawa, Utagawa, and Kiyokawa.
Editorial The Oiran Wakoku of Echizen-ya attended by a Shinzo and a Kamuro.
Editorial The Oiran Shirayu of Wakanaya attended by Two Kamuro and Shinzo.
Editorial Courtesan Hitomoto from the Daimonjiya House Daimonjiya uchi Hitomoto (title on object), Bust portrait of Courtesan Hitomoto in green and red kimono, holding her sleeve to the mouth. Top left, next to the title, the names of her two assistants (kamuro)...
Editorial Bust portrait of the courtesan Shinowara from the Tsuruya house. Tsuruya uchi Shinowara (title on object) The seven Komachi from the pleasure houses (series title) Seiro nana Komachi (series title on object), Bust portrait of courtesan, stabbing a pen ...
Editorial Courtesan imitating courtier, Kneeling courtesan in court clothes, in left hand a fan on which poem written with brush in left hand accompanied by kamuro, standing with sword and courtesan, standing with hand above eyes, looking towards Mount Fuji, who...
Editorial An oiran discovering her kamuro reading a love letter, still image, Prints, 1749.
Editorial The oiran Utahime of Matsubaya and Shezen of Choshiya with their kamuro and other women viewing the cherry trees in bloom, still image, Prints, 1790.
Editorial Oiran Tarasode of Tamaya on parade accompanied by a shinzo and her kamuro Kikuno and Umeno, still image, Prints, 1807, Utamaro II (Japanese, died 1820).
Editorial The oiran Hanaogi of Ogiya in the Yoshiwara parade accompanied by her kamuro Yoshino and Tatsuta, still image, Prints, 1788.
Editorial Oiran Ichimoto of Daimonjiya on parade accompanied by two shinzo and a kamuro, still image, Prints, 1807, Utamaro II (Japanese, died 1820).
Editorial The oiran Nanakushi of Ogiya in the Yoshiwara parade accompanied by her kamuro Miwano and Takane, still image, Prints, 1788.
Editorial Tamaya uchi Komurasaki, Koch?, Haruji = Komurasaki of the Tamaya, kamuro: Koch?, Haruji, still image, Prints, 1794, Kitagawa, Utamaro, 1753?-1806.
Editorial Rykaen, courtesan and two Kamuro, color woodcut, blind embossing, total: height: 18,2 cm; width: 16,8 cm, signed, prints, printed matter, courtesan, hetaera, Edo period.
Editorial Utagawa Kunisada, The Actors Onoe Kikugor IV as Kofuji from miya, Seki Hanasuke IV as Maizuruya Denz, Ichimura Takematsu III as Kamuro Midori, Kawarazaki Gonjr I as Ebizako no J, Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Kinchs son Kinko, Seki Sanjr III as Iyami Kinch ...
Editorial Shirabyoshi Dancer and Female Servant; Courtesan and Girl Attendant.
Editorial Courtesan whispering to her kamuro, Courtesan in kimono with pattern of pine branches and a jumping carp, sitting on the porch, embracing her kamuro holding a love letter (the letter is folded in a kind of knot, which indicates a love letter). In the b...
Editorial Young Lady Looking through Door at Her Kamuro (Little Servant) who is Asleep on the Floor.
Editorial An Oiran Accompanied by Two Kamuro.
Editorial Three Courtesans and a Kamuro Strolling in the Street.
Editorial Shogastu kamuro manzai, Young attendants (Kamuro) celebrating the New Year., Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849, artist, [1791 or 1792], 1 print : woodcut, color ; 21.8 x 15.4 cm., Print shows a young couple dancing, one playing a small hand-held drum (tsu...
Editorial Shogastu kamuro manzai, Young attendants (Kamuro) celebrating the New Year., Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849, artist, [1791 or 1792], 1 print : woodcut, color ; 21.8 x 15.4 cm., Print shows a young couple dancing, one playing a small hand-held drum (tsu...
Editorial Oiran courtesans and maid (kamuro) walking in the pleasure quarters. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of the Water Trade, Tokyo, reprint circa 1880.
Editorial Courtesans painting a large sumi-e (ink-wash painting). A samurai customer watches, and a kamuro maid prepares the ink. Woodblock print by Moronobu Hishikawa (1618-1694) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of the Water Trade, Tokyo, reprint circa 1880.
Editorial The coming of age of a kamuro (kaburo genpuku no tei). Maids help a girl kamuro as she becomes a courtesan: sewing kimono, dressing her hair and fixing her obi. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of th...
Editorial Courtesans relaxing by writing poetry and smoking tobacco pipes in the pleasure quarters. A kamuro maid holds an ashtray. Woodblock print by Moronobu Hishikawa (1618-1694) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of the Water Trade, Tokyo, reprint circa 1...
Editorial Samurai customer with kamuro walking past two shamisen players in the pleasure quarters. Woodblock print by Moronobu Hishikawa (1618-1694) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of the Water Trade, Tokyo, reprint circa 1880.
Editorial Oiran courtesans and maid (kamuro) walking in the pleasure quarters. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of the Water Trade, Tokyo, reprint circa 1880.
Editorial Three samurai listen to a courtesan play the shamisen, as a kamuro brings food on a tray. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of the Water Trade, Tokyo, reprint circa 1880.
Editorial Courtesan and Two Kamuro. Komatsuya Hyakki; Japanese, 1720-1793 (?). Date: 1761-1771. Dimensions: 10 1/8 x 7 7/8 in. Color woodblock print; chuban trimmed to an oval shape. Origin: Japan.
Editorial Shirabyoshi Dancer and Female Servant; Courtesan and Girl Attendant.
Editorial Courtesans Takikawa and Hanaogi from the Ogiya house Mirror of manuscripts of the new beautiful courtesans from the Yoshiwara (series title) Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin jihitsu kagami, Two courtesans, each followed by a shinzo (courtesan in training) a...
Editorial Number three: the New Year sky with Chitose from Tsuruya San - Hatsusora no Tsuruya uchi Chitose (title on object) The Nakanoch? for the Hisakataya poetry association (series title) Hisakataya Nakanoch? (series title on object ), Chitose, a senior cour...
Editorial The courtesan Suminoto from the Okanaya, Okanaya uchi Suminoto (title on object), Model patterns of early spring leaves (series title), Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyo (series title on object), The courtesan Suminoto sits in front of a mirror brush her t...
Editorial The New Yoshiwara Shin Yoshiwara (title on object) Ten summer scenes in the Eastern capital (series title) Azuma natsu jukkei (series title on object), View of room in teahouse, kamuro (youngest help of courtesan), standing outside the room, pointing u...
Editorial Wisteria: the courtesan Nokaze from Southern Matsuzakaya. Minami no kata Matsuzakaya uchi Nokaze, Fuji (title on object) Beauties from the flowing world, poems on flowers Ukiyo bijin, hana ni yoseru (series title on object), Courtesan, standing by bed ...
Editorial Number four: the gate decorations of Togaeri from Matsubaya Yon - Kadokazara no Matsubaya uchi Togaeri The Nakanoch? for the Hisakataya poetry association (series title) Hisakataya Nakanoch? (series title on object), Togaeri, a high ranking courtesan f...
Editorial Sketch of the admiration of the blossom by the pleasure houses Seiro hanami ryakuzu (title on object), Fan print on which an image of a lively parade of courtesans, shinzo and kamuro, accompanied by various men, during the annual outing of the Yoshiwar...
Editorial Courtesan Hitomoto from the Daimonjiya House Daimonjiya uchi Hitomoto (title on object), Bust portrait of Courtesan Hitomoto in green and red kimono, holding her sleeve to the mouth. Top left, next to the title, the names of her two assistants (kamuro)...
Editorial Number two: the snow clothes of Koromode from the Wakanaya Yukiwake no Wakanaya uchi Koromode (title on object) The Nakanoch? for the Hisakataya poetry association (series title) Hisakataya Nakanoch? (series title on object), Koromode, a high-ranking c...
Editorial Courtesan whispering to her kamuro, Courtesan in kimono with pattern of pine branches and a jumping carp, sitting on the porch, embracing her kamuro holding a love letter (the letter is folded in a kind of knot, which indicates a love letter). In the b...
Editorial The Courtesan on PaThe Courtesan Toji of the Ogiya with Her Attendants Satoji and Uraji, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyo)",rade in the Yoshiwara Accompanied by her Kamuro and by t...
Editorial The Courtesan Michinoku of the Tsutaya House with her Kamuro Midare and Shinobu, from the series "Kikkaku Hokufu". Katsukawa Shunsho ?? ??; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1769-1779. Dimensions: 39.5 x 28.2 cm (15 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.). Color woodblock print; o...
Editorial Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya, (kamuro:) Shirabe, Teriha, Flowers from the series Snow, Moon and Flowers in Yoshiwara (Seiro setsugekka) (Tamaya uchi Hanamurasaki, Shirabe, Teriha). Kitagawa Utamaro ??? ??; Japanese, 1753 (?)-1806. Date: 1788-1798. Dimens...
Editorial The Courtesan Sugawara of the Tsuruya House and Her Kamuro Namiji and Kashiko. Katsukawa Shunsho ?? ??; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1771. Dimensions: 25.5 x 17.9 cm (10 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.). Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan.
Editorial Zashiki no yujo to kamuro, Courtesan and Kamuro in a parlour., Kitao, Shigemasa, 1739-1820, artist, [between 1764 and 1772], 1 print : woodcut, color ; 27.9 x 20.5 cm., Two girls in an interior, one seated reading a scroll, the other standing up lookin...
Editorial Hototogisu o kiku yujo to kamuro, Courtesan and her attendant listening to a lark., Isoda, Koryusai, active 1764-1788, artist, [between 1772 and 1774], 1 print : woodcut, color ; 68.2 x 12 cm., Print shows a courtesan and her attendant or an apprentice...
Editorial Hototogisu o kiku yujo to kamuro, Courtesan and her attendant listening to a lark., Isoda, Koryusai, active 1764-1788, artist, [between 1772 and 1774], 1 print : woodcut, color ; 68.2 x 12 cm., Print shows a courtesan and her attendant or an apprentice...
Editorial Shogastu kamuro manzai, Young attendants (Kamuro) celebrating the New Year., Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849, artist, [1791 or 1792], 1 print : woodcut, color ; 21.8 x 15.4 cm., Print shows a young couple dancing, one playing a small hand-held drum (tsu...
Editorial Zashiki no yujo to kamuro, Courtesan and Kamuro in a parlour., Kitao, Shigemasa, 1739-1820, artist, [between 1764 and 1772], 1 print : woodcut, color ; 27.9 x 20.5 cm., Two girls in an interior, one seated reading a scroll, the other standing up lookin...
Editorial Shogastu kamuro manzai, Young attendants (Kamuro) celebrating the New Year., Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849, artist, [1791 or 1792], 1 print : woodcut, color ; 21.8 x 15.4 cm., Print shows a young couple dancing, one playing a small hand-held drum (tsu...
Editorial Onagadori o motsu onna to kamuro, Woman holding a rooster accompanied by a young attendant., 1801., 1 print : woodcut, color ; 13.1 x 8.7 cm., Print shows a woman holding a rooster to which a young female attendant offers a cup of water.
Editorial Kamuro arresting a passerby, Jongeman tries to keep a kamuro (youngest help from a courtesan) away, while a courtesan, with one foot on the windowsill, watches., Isoda K?ry?sai (mentioned on object), Japan, 1770 - 1780, paper, colour woodcut, h 721 m...
Editorial Bust portrait of the courtesan Shinowara from the Tsuruya house. Tsuruya uchi Shinowara (title on object) The seven Komachi from the pleasure houses (series title) Seiro nana Komachi (series title on object), Bust portrait of courtesan, stabbing a pen ...
Editorial Number five: The first writing of the new year by Hitofude from the Tamaya Kakizome no Tamaya uchi Hitofude (title on object) The Nakanoch? for the Hisakataya poetry association (series title) Hisakataya Nakanoch? (series title on object), Hitofude, a ...
Editorial Courtesan imitating courtier, Kneeling courtesan in court clothes, in left hand a fan on which poem written with brush in left hand accompanied by kamuro, standing with sword and courtesan, standing with hand above eyes, looking towards Mount Fuji, who...
Editorial The Courtesan on PaThe Courtesan Toji of the Ogiya with Her Attendants Satoji and Uraji, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyo)",rade in the Yoshiwara Accompanied by her Kamuro and by t...
Editorial The Courtesan Michinoku of the Tsutaya House with her Kamuro Midare and Shinobu, from the series "Kikkaku Hokufu". Katsukawa Shunsho ?? ??; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1769-1779. Dimensions: 39.5 x 28.2 cm (15 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.). Color woodblock print; o...
Editorial Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya, (kamuro:) Shirabe, Teriha, Flowers from the series Snow, Moon and Flowers in Yoshiwara (Seiro setsugekka) (Tamaya uchi Hanamurasaki, Shirabe, Teriha). Kitagawa Utamaro ??? ??; Japanese, 1753 (?)-1806. Date: 1788-1798. Dimens...
Editorial The Courtesan Sugawara of the Tsuruya House and Her Kamuro Namiji and Kashiko. Katsukawa Shunsho ?? ??; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1771. Dimensions: 25.5 x 17.9 cm (10 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.). Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan.
Editorial Shirabyoshi Dancer and Female Servant; Courtesan and Girl Attendant.
Editorial Young Lady Looking through Door at Her Kamuro (Little Servant) who is Asleep on the Floor.
Editorial The Courtesan Nishikigi of the Yotsumeya Brothel, from the series A Pattern Book of the Year's First Designs, Fresh as Spring Herbs" ("Hinagata wakana hatsu moyo")".
Editorial The Oiran Wakoku of Echizen-ya attended by a Shinzo and a Kamuro.
Editorial An Oiran Accompanied by Two Kamuro.
Editorial Courtesan and her Attendants under a Willow Tree.
Editorial A Kamuro is Shown Bringing a Love Letter to Her Mistress.
Editorial Child Attendants: A Set of Three (Kamuro sanpukutsui), c. 1744/51, Okumura Masanobu, Japanese, 1686-1764, Japan, Color woodblock print, uncut hosoban triptych, benizuri-e, 29.9 x 43.9 cm (11 3/4 x 17 in.).
Editorial Three Courtesans and a Kamuro Strolling in the Street.