The Courtesan Hitomoto of the Daimonjiya, from the album "Comparing New Beauties of the Yoshiwara - A Mirror of Their Own Writings (Keisei shin bijin awase jikihitsu kagami)"

The Courtesans Utagawa and Nanasato from the Yotsumeya, from the album "Comparing New Beauties of the Yoshiwara - A Mirror of Their Own Writings (Keisei shin bijin awase jikihitsu kagami)"

Art Institute of Chicago

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Shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami

Freer and Sackler

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Comparing Modern Women (Tōsei bijin awase)

Harvard Art Museums

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A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

Harvard Art Museums

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Taishō reproduction of "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

Harvard Art Museums

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The courtesans Hitomoto and Tagasode of the Daimonji House from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

Harvard Art Museums

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Courtesans of the Chojiya, from the book "A Comparison of Beauties of the Green Houses: A Mirror of Their Forms (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1

Art Institute of Chicago

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Print from Mirror of new Yoshiwara courtesans with samples of their calligraphy (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

The Chester Beatty Library

Chester Beatty's Digital Collections

Printed Paper Slipcover for the book A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

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A Comparison of Beauties of the Green Houses: A Mirror of Their Lovely Forms (Seirō bijin awase sugata kagami) Volume Two

Harvard Art Museums

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The courtesans Segawa and Matsundo of the Matsuba House from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

Harvard Art Museums

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The courtesans Segawa and Matsundo of the Matsuba House from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

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Cover from a large accordion-fold printed book "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

Harvard Art Museums

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The courtesans Utagawa and Nanasato of the Yotsume House from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

Harvard Art Museums

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Afterword by Akerakan Shujin (Akera Kankō) from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

Harvard Art Museums

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The Courtesans Azumaya and Kokonoe of the Matsukane House, from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

Harvard Art Museums

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Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers (Tosei Bijin), from Flower Playing Cards (Hana-awase)

Brooklyn Museum

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Preface by Ota Nampo ('Yomo Sanjin" or Yomo no Akara) from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

Harvard Art Museums

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Preface by Ota Nampo ('Yomo Sanjin" or Yomo no Akara) from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

Harvard Art Museums

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The New Yoshiwara in Edo (Edo - Shin Yoshiwara), from the series Comparison of the Customs of Beautiful Women (Bijin fūzoku awase)

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art collection

Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase): Kisegawa of the Matsubaya with Attendants Onami and Menami

Art Institute of Chicago

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Four courtesans of various houses, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 3

Art Institute of Chicago

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Osome and Hisamatsu, from the series "Beauties in Joruri Roles (Bijin awase joruri kagami)"

Art Institute of Chicago

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Courtesans of the Kadotsutaya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1

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Seiroumeikunjihitsushuudaimonjiya hitomoto

Art Institute of Chicago

ARC Ukiyo-e Portal Database

A Compendium of the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara, Mirrored in their Writing

Honolulu Museum of Art

Honolulu Museum of Art Collection

Furyu mitsu no koma (Series)

British Museum

British Museum Collection

Procession of Students Offering a Votive Tablet to a Shrine under a Wisteria Trellis

Honolulu Museum of Art

Honolulu Museum of Art Collection

The Actor Nakamura Riko with a courtesan, from an untitled series of aiban prints depicting Actors in private life

Art Institute of Chicago

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"Ni": Akutagawa, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

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The Courtesans Maizumi of the Daimonjiya Brothel Accompanied by Two Unidentified Shinzo and her Kamuro Shigeki and Naname

Honolulu Museum of Art

Honolulu Museum of Art Collection

Elegant Pleasures: The Scent of Flowers, left (Furyu hana no ka asobi, ge)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Beauties of the East, Modern Reproduction (Tōhō Bijin no Zu)

Honolulu Museum of Art

Honolulu Museum of Art Collection

Shiki burui juni-ko (Series)

British Museum

British Museum Collection