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The courtesan Takigawa worked for the Ogiya, "House of Fans" brothel, one of the most prestigious in the Yoshiwara. Here, she smokes tobacco, a fashionable trend in 18th-century Edo. Fashion-conscious women in Edo purchased prints of the most famous beauties just as contemporary women buy fashion magazines to learn about the latest styles in make-up and hair. The strands of hair at her temple were printed from thin pieces of wood left in relief when the areas on either side of them were carved away.</div>
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Kitagawa Utamaro</div>
circa 1798 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1798-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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