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The Courtesan Kotozuru of the Tsuruya Brothel as an Asazuma Boat Prostitute (Tsuruya Kotozuru-dayū Asazuma-bune), from the series Costume Parade of the Shinmachi Quarter in Osaka (Ōsaka Shinmachi nerimono)
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Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical ōban, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Friends of Asian Art Gifts 2020
Title: The Courtesan Kotozuru of the Tsuruya Brothel as an Asazuma Boat Prostitute (Tsuruya Kotozuru-dayū Asazuma-bune), from the series Costume Parade of the Shinmachi Quarter in Osaka (Ōsaka Shinmachi nerimono)
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Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical ōban, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.
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