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Edo Courtesan with Irebokuro Tattoo – Framed Japanese Woodblock Art Print (A2) Frame Colour - Size:White Large + Mount This work is another exampleUKIYO E JAPANESE WOODBLOCK FRAMED ART PRINT "Looking Away In Pain" ( Itasou) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, ca. 1888, from the series "Thirty two Aspects of Women ( Fuzoku sanjuniso)" Biting on a handkerchief with her teeth, the courtesan turns away as the needle writes the "irebokuro" a tattoo mark into her inner arm. The woman's dishevelled wispy hair, slightly undone kimono and overall sultry expression hint that perhaps the tattoo decision was made after