Courtesans Collection

Satire on conjugal fidelity, c.1540. Creator: Vogtherr, Heinrich, the Elder (1490-1556)
Satire on conjugal fidelity, c.1540. Private Collection

Courtesans in a Peony Garden, mid-19th century. Creator: Unknown
Courtesans in a Peony Garden, mid-19th century

No. 3, Shizunoo, from the series An Excellent Selection of Thirty-six Noted Courtesans... 1860-61. Private Collection

No. 27, Tamagiku, from the series An Excellent Selection of Thirty-six Noted Courtesans... 1860-61. Private Collection

A Beauty of the Matsuba, from the series "Courtesans of the Five Festivals (Yukun gosekku)", ca 1805. Private Collection

The Courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogiya House Attended by Two Kamuro. Creator: Toyokuni, Utagawa (1769-1825)
The Courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogiya House Attended by Two Kamuro. Private Collection

Fête champêtre with Turkish Courtiers under a Tent, c.1720-c.1737. Creator: Jean Baptiste Vanmour
Fete champetre with Turkish Courtiers under a Tent, c.1720-c.1737

Seiro Bijin awase. Courtesans of the great houses in Yoshiwara, 1770. Creator: Harunobu, Suzuki (1724-1770)
Seiro Bijin awase. Courtesans of the great houses in Yoshiwara, 1770. Private Collection

Toto Shin Yoshiwara yobidashi. (Toto Shin, a yobidashi of Yoshiwara), ca 1825. Private Collection

Officers and Courtesans in an Interior, 19th century. Creator: Constantin Guys
Officers and Courtesans in an Interior, 19th century

La Belle Otéro, c. 1895. Creator: Pal (Jean de Paléologue) (1855-1942)
La Belle Otero, c. 1895. Private Collection

La Belle Otéro, c. 1895. Creator: Pal (Jean de Paléologue) (1855-1942)
La Belle Otero, c. 1895. Private Collection

Courtesans and Their Attendants Parading under Lanterns, c. 1780/1801. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Courtesans and Their Attendants Parading under Lanterns, c. 1780/1801. Detail from a larger artwork

Courtesans and Their Attendants Parading under Lanterns, c. 1780/1801. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Courtesans and Their Attendants Parading under Lanterns, c. 1780/1801. Detail from a larger artwork

Rain the Morning After in the Pleasure Quarter (Seiro kinuginu no ame), c. 1795. Creator: Eishosai Choki
Rain the Morning After in the Pleasure Quarter (Seiro kinuginu no ame), c. 1795. Courtesans lighting pipes, putting on make up. Detail from a larger artwork

Rain the Morning After in the Pleasure Quarter (Seiro kinuginu no ame), c. 1795. Creator: Eishosai Choki
Rain the Morning After in the Pleasure Quarter (Seiro kinuginu no ame), c. 1795. Courtesans making tea. Detail from a larger artwork

Rain the Morning After in the Pleasure Quarter (Seiro kinuginu no ame), c. 1795. Creator: Eishosai Choki
Rain the Morning After in the Pleasure Quarter (Seiro kinuginu no ame), c. 1795. Courtesans sleeping. Detail from a larger artwork

The Courtesan Oyodo of the Tsuruya House, 1818. Found in the collection of National Gallery, Prague

Courtesans of the Greenhouse, 1806. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Courtesans of the Greenhouse, 1806

Hydria (Water Jar), 470-460 BCE. Creator: Leningrad Painter
Hydria (Water Jar), 470-460 BCE

A Parade of Courtesans, c. 1690. Creator: Hishikawa Moronobu
A Parade of Courtesans, c. 1690. This print may depict a scene from a Soga brothers drama. Attributed to Hishikawa Moronobu

Perspective Picture of a Large Room (Senjojiki uki-e no zu), 1765. Possibly a scene in the pleasure quarters, with a shamisen and koto in the foreground. Attributed to Ishikawa Toyonobu

Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase): Kisegawa of the Matsubaya... c. 1797. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase): Kisegawa of the Matsubaya with Attendants Onami and Menami, c. 1797

The Courtesans of the Chojiya on Display in the Daytime (Chojiya hirumise), c. 1796 / 98
The Courtesans of the Chojiya on Display in the Daytime (Chojiya hirumise), c. 1796/98

A parody of courtesans on display at the Ogiya (Ogiya mise yatsushi), c. 1795

The Courtesans Hanaogi, Segawa, and Miyahito of the Ogiya, c. 1796 / 97
The Courtesans Hanaogi, Segawa, and Miyahito of the Ogiya, c. 1796/97

Rain the Morning After in the Pleasure Quarter (Seiro kinuginu no ame), c. 1795. Courtesans lighting pipes, putting on make up and making tea while others still sleep

The Courtesans Misayama of the Chojiya and Wakana of the Matsubaya Parading... c
The Courtesans Misayama of the Chojiya and Wakana of the Matsubaya Parading under Cherry Blossoms, c. 1789/1801

A House of Courtesans, from the series "The Appearance of Yoshiwara", c
A House of Courtesans, from the series " The Appearance of Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no tei)", c. 1681/84

In a Pleasure House in Shinagawa (Shinagawa no rojo), late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
In a Pleasure House in Shinagawa (Shinagawa no rojo), late 18th-early 19th century

A Selection of Beauty from the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase): Courtesans Hired... c. 1794
A Selection of Beauty from the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase): Courtesans Hired for the New Years Holidays - Takigawa of the Ogiya, c. 1794

Beauties Parodying the Seven Sages - A Selection of Younger Courtesans... c. 1793. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Beauties Parodying the Seven Sages - A Selection of Younger Courtesans (Shichi kenjin yatsushi bijin shinzo zoroe): Kumegawa of the Ogiya, c. 1793

The Six Immortals of Poetry, Abbreviated, c. 1795. Creator: Chokosai Eisho
The Six Immortals of Poetry, Abbreviated, c. 1795. Three of the most beautiful courtesans in the Yoshiwara pleasure district are depicted, each with a male guest

Child Attendants: A Set of Three (Kamuro sanpukutsui), c. 1744 / 51
Child Attendants: A Set of Three (Kamuro sanpukutsui), c. 1744/51

Courtesans of Yoshiwara and their attendants viewing the peonies on Nakanocho, c. 1787

Snowy Morning in the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro yuki no ashita), c. 1789

A Party in the Shinagawa Pleasure Quarters, c. 1790. Creator: Torii Kiyonaga
A Party in the Shinagawa Pleasure Quarters, c. 1790

Yoshiwara, from the series "Eight Views of Edo (Koto hakkei)", c. 1780 / 1801
Yoshiwara, from the series " Eight Views of Edo (Koto hakkei)", c. 1780/1801

Women on a Balcony of a Yoshiwara Teahouse, c. 1780s. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Women on a Balcony of a Yoshiwara Teahouse, c. 1780s

Courtesans and Their Attendants Parading under Lanterns, c. 1780 / 1801
Courtesans and Their Attendants Parading under Lanterns, c. 1780/1801

Act 7 (Shichidanme), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)", c. 1834/39. Kuranosuke attends a banquet at Ichiriki-ya, a teahouse served by courtesans

The parlor of a brothel in the pleasure quarters, c. 1789 / 1801
The parlor of a brothel in the pleasure quarters, c. 1789/1801

Kabuki Actors Segawa Kikunojo III and Ichikawa Monnosuke II and Two Courtesans Celebr... ca. 1790s
Kabuki Actors Segawa Kikunojo III and Ichikawa Monnosuke II and Two Courtesans Celebrating the New Year, ca. 1790s

The Oiran Shirayu of Wakanaya attended by Two Kamuro and Shinzo, ca. 1778

The Oiran Wakoku of Echizen-ya attended by a Shinzo and a Kamuro, ca. 1778

The Four Accomplishments (Kinkishoga), ca. 1788-90. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
The Four Accomplishments (Kinkishoga), ca. 1788-90

Two Courtesans... late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Kubo Shunman
Two Courtesans, One Playing a Koto (Harp) and The Other Reading a Letter, late 18th-early 19th century

Courtesans with fan and flute, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century. Creator: Unknown
Courtesans with fan and flute, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century. Formerly attributed to Zhang Gui

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