The story of the courtesan Takao

ōju Toyokuniga ōōōōōōwith a selection of the 36 most beautiful and famous courtesans and texts about their lives. Here is the high-ranking courtesan Takao with sumptuous hair ornament and magnificent kimono. Next to her two kamuro. New Year’s scene with the typical New Year’s ornament in front of the house: kadomatsu Neu( pine bamboo). The jewelry above is also typical for the New Year: a spun rope, on it a jewelry made of paper stripes, shrimp and ferns. The woman in the black kimono is perhaps a geisha (?).