Yoshiwara Courtesans: A New Mirror Comparing the Calligraphy of Beauties (Yoshiwara keisei: Shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)吉原傾城」新美人合自筆鏡

Kitao Masanobu (Santō Kyōden) 北尾政演 (山東京伝)

Two-page spread from a book, featuring a traditional Japanese woodblock print. The pages are yellowed and have a black border around them. There are six women depicted in traditional Japanese clothing. The women are dressed in kimonos with various patterns, including stripes and florals. One woman on the left side of the left page wears a long white kimono with a red and black patterned kimono over it. She has a black hat on her head. The woman to her right wears a kimono with a floral pattern and holds a book. On the right page, a woman sits on the floor, writing or reading with a brush. She wears a pink and black striped kimono. Behind her, a woman sits cross-legged on a cushion, wearing a brown kimono. On the right side of the right page, a woman in a brown kimono looks at a bird on a branch outside. The background of the left page features a window with many panes. The background of the right page features a tree branch and a bird. There is Japanese text written in black ink throughout the image.