Prostitute with Two Attendants, second half 18th century, Isoda Kory?sai, Japanese, 1735 - 1790 ?, 40 3/16 x 13 3/4 in. (102 x 35 cm) (image)71 5/8 x 18 11/16 in. (182 x 47.5 cm) (mount) 53 cm w w/rollers, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan, Nikuhitsu ukiyo-e, The two girls are kamuro, young attendants of high-class prostitutes. They are trainees and will ultimately become prostitutes themselves, the debut of whom was always an important event in the pleasure quarters. In the back is a kadomatsu, literally 'gate pine,' a traditional New Year¡¦s decoration made of pine, bamboo, and sprigs of flowering plum trees.