Courtesans

Utagawa Kunisada

The courtesans Hanaogi of the Ogiya house, Shiratama of the Tamaya house and Oyodo of the Tsuruya house (Tsuruya uchi Oyodo, Tamaya uchi Shiratama, Ogiya uchi Hanaogi) | Edo period, 19th century

Kitagawa Utamaro

Sasano, Kinshi, Hideno of the Ohishiya in Kyomachi Ni-chome | Edo period, late 18th century

Katsukawa Shunsen (active circa 1781-1801)

Two courtesans of the Yoshinoya seated beside a brazier | Edo period, 19th century

Chokosai Eisho (flourished 1790s)

The courtesans Hinazuru, Ori, and Misayama of the Chojiya house | Edo period, late 18th century