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Tsubasa of Ōgiya

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Tsubasa was a courtesan at the Ōgyia in Edo. The title of this print also lists her attendants ( kamuro ) Ageha and Kochō, but they are not depicted.

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