A New Record Comparing the Handwriting of the Courtesans of the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin jihitsu kagami) 吉原傾城新美人自筆鏡

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

Two-page spread from a book. The left page shows a woman sitting on a tatami mat, writing with a brush on paper. She sits next to a low table with a red top. The table holds various items including a cup, a saucer, and a small box. A woman lies on a platform bed behind the table. The right page shows four women standing and one sitting. The standing women wear long kimonos. The woman on the right wears a kimono with a red and orange pattern. The background of both pages is beige with black Japanese characters. The image has a black border around it. The artwork depicts women in traditional Japanese clothing. The women wear kimonos and hairstyles with black hair sticks. The scene appears to take place in a traditional Japanese room.