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Yoshiwara Collection

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: Brothels in the Yoshiwara pleasure district of Tokyo, Japan

Brothels in the Yoshiwara pleasure district of Tokyo, Japan
Brothels in Yoshiwara pleasure district Tokyo, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: Yoshiwara, red light district, Toyko, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Yoshiwara, red light district, Toyko, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: Yoshiwara, red light district, Tokyo, Japan, circa 1880s

Yoshiwara, red light district, Tokyo, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: Cherry blossom at Yoshiwara, Yokohama, Japan

Cherry blossom at Yoshiwara, Yokohama, Japan. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: Yoshiwara, Tokyo, Japan

Yoshiwara, Tokyo, Japan

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: Street in Yoshiwara, Tokyo, Japan

Street in Yoshiwara, Tokyo, Japan
Street in the Yoshiwara district of Tokyo, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: High ranking courtesans from New Yoshiwara District, Tokyo

High ranking courtesans from New Yoshiwara District, Tokyo
High ranking prostitutes of the New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara) District, Tokyo, Japan. As can be seen on this card, the high-ranking ladies often dressed in the highest fashion of the time

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: Yoshiwara at night in the day? of the rat

Yoshiwara at night in the day? of the rat. Print shows a courtesan with two attendants(?). Date ca. 1804

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: Morning snow at Yoshiwara

Morning snow at Yoshiwara. Print shows a snow covered community in the morning with porters carrying sedan chairs, probably containing male customers

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: The house of Kinpeiro in New Yoshiwara

The house of Kinpeiro in New Yoshiwara. Print shows several women, in a large room, playing shamisens and a koto. Date 1871

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: The courtesan Manyo of the house of Kirihishi at Nichome Kyo

The courtesan Manyo of the house of Kirihishi at Nichome Kyo

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: Devil & Yoshiwara girl Devil & Yoshiwara girl

Devil & Yoshiwara girl Devil & Yoshiwara girl

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: View of a room in the Ogi house of new yoshiwara

View of a room in the Ogi house of new yoshiwara. Print shows a gathering of men and women socializing and playing musical instruments in the courtyard of a yoshiwara

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: New Yoshiwara

New Yoshiwara. Print shows several women, with many hairpins and elaborate headdresses, walking down a corridor in a brothel, followed by a man wearing a mask. Date between 1811 and 1818

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: Perspective print of the new yoshiwara

Perspective print of the new yoshiwara. Print show pedestrians walking through the yoshiwara (or red-light district). Date between 1789 and 1792

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: Yoshiwara sparrow

Yoshiwara sparrow. Print shows a woman standing behind a person squatting, playing a shell game. Date 1797

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: Cherry blossoms of Yoshiwara

Cherry blossoms of Yoshiwara. Print shows women and men among blossoming cherry trees at Yoshiwara. Date between 1844 and 1848

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: Suzume of Yoshiwara

Suzume of Yoshiwara. Print shows a bust portrait of a woman holding a fan and wearing a transparent hat. Date 178-, printed later

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: Yoshiwara

Yoshiwara. Print shows travelers passing through a stand of pine trees near the Yoshiwara station on the Tokaido Road, with a cluster of buildings in the background on the right

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: Chinese enjoying Yoshiwara

Chinese enjoying Yoshiwara. Print shows scene in and around a yoshiwara with women playing musical instruments, eating & drinking, walking with their Chinese guests, and boating along the coastline

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: A new edition of perspective print showing the Great Gate at

A new edition of perspective print showing the Great Gate at New Yoshiwara. Print shows a bird s-eye view of men and women passing through the gate between buildings in the New Yoshiwara

Background imageYoshiwara Collection: Yoshiwara sparrow dance

Yoshiwara sparrow dance


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