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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 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 
Katsukawa Shunchō (Japanese) — A Thousand Autumns, Ten Thous
Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829) — The Courtesan Kisaga
Katsukawa Shunchō (Japanese) — A Thousand Autumns, Ten Thous
Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829) — Print from Women Res
Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829) — The Matsukaze Chapte
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806) — Fishing at Iwaya
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806) — Omi Province fro
Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815) — Entertainment on a Ba
Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865) — A View of the Large
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806) — Net Fishing at N
Katsukawa Shunchō (Japanese) — A Thousand Autumns, Ten Thous
Chōbunsai Eishi