Woodblock print, diptych, album leaf. Two leading courtesans (oiran), komurasaki (right) and hanamurasaki (left) of kado-tamaya brothel, examine bolts of fabric with their young maids. Classical-style poems (waka) inscribed above. Calligraphy reproducing each courtesan's handwriting. Opening 2 of the book 'yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami'. Date: 1761-1816 (artist). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Associated with: Komurasaki (小紫. Collection: British Museum. Risshun (Early Spring) (BM 1945,1013,0.5)
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