Courtesans of the Ōgiya on a Spring Outing — Utagawa Toyokuni (mid- or late 1790s)

In these prints, two courtesans of the Ōgiya brothel are entering an open pavilion, while another group gathers around a Japanese hibachi inside. Hanaōgi, the most celebrated courtesan of Ōgiya in the late 1700s, is depicted at a desk.

Utagawa Toyokuni, mid- or late 1790s — Cleveland Museum of Art. One of a triptych of woodblock prints.

• Honest scale — sizes labeled against the original (36.9 × 23.8 cm).
• Verified story — from the Cleveland Museum of Art's own collection notes.
• Source recorded — the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access (CC0) scan on matte stretched canvas, 0.75″ deep. Made to order.