Title: The Courtesan Emu of the Matsuya Brothel as a Cormorant Fisherwoman (Ukai Matsuya Emu), from the series “A Costume Parade in the Shimanouchi District” (Shimanouchi nerimono)
Object type: Woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Date: 1836
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Shunbaisai Hokuei 春梅斎北英 
Artist bio: Japanese, active 1829–1837, died 1837
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical ōban
Dimensions: Image: 14 7/8 × 10 1/4 in. (37.8 × 26 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of JoAnn Edinburg Pinkowitz and Richard Pinkowitz, 2020
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY