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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Nakanochō was the main street in Yoshiwara, a famous walled pleasure district that housed as many as 4,000 courtesans. In the early evening, elaborately dressed courtesans accompanied by attendants promenaded on the central thoroughfare, as in this scene. The open buildings with shop curtains hanging from their eaves are teahouses, establishments where men could arrange appointments with courtesans of the more prestigious brothels.
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Courtesans Promenading on the Nakanochō
Courtesans of the Ōgiya on a Spring Outing
Cherry Blossoms in the Wind
Courtesans Promenading on the Nakanochō
Courtesans of the Ōgiya on a Spring Outing
Memorial Portrait of Sawamura Sojuro III as Satsuma Gengobei
Iwai Kiyotaro (Edoya) as Okaru (from the series Pictures of 
The Shika Teahouse
Katsukawa Shunchō (Japanese) — A Thousand Autumns, Ten Thous
Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829) — The Matsukaze Chapte
Katsukawa Shunchō (Japanese) — A Thousand Autumns, Ten Thous
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806) — Fishing at Iwaya
Katsukawa Shunchō
Katsukawa Shunchō (Japanese) — A Thousand Autumns, Ten Thous
Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829) — The Matsukaze Chapte
Katsukawa Shunchō
Kubo Shunman
Katsukawa Shunchō
Utagawa Toyokuni I — 吉原仲の町花魁道中|Courtesans Promenading on the
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806) — Fishing at Iwaya