Title: The Courtesan Karauta of the Ōgiya Brothel, from the series “A Pattern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as Spring Herbs” (“Hinagata wakana no 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: 15 x 10 1/4 in. (38.1 x 26 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Julia H. Manges, in memory of her husband, Dr. Morris Manges, 1960
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Women