Japanese Print "Courtesan and Western Building" by Kobayashi Ikuhide
Artist:Kobayashi Ikuhide
Title:Courtesan and Western Building
Date:1892.
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Source:artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description:
"Tokyo Meisho Shashin Juni Kei" (Twelve Realistic Depictions of Tokyo) Oiran, the top ranking courtesan, is parading on the main street of New Yoshiwara district. The picture shows some Western style buildings had been built in the area.