Title: An Oiran Seated upon a Bed, Writing a Letter
Object type: Print
Date: ca. 1769
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Suzuki Harunobu 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1725–1770
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 20 1/8 in. (51.5 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Women, term: Writing