Title: The Courtesan Shiratama of the Tamaya Brothel, from the series “A Pat-tern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as Spring Herbs” (“Hinagata wakana hatsu moyō”)
Object type: Print
Date: 1777–78
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Isoda Koryūsai 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1735–1790
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm); W. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Boys, term: Girls, term: Women