# The Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya, and Attendants Wakagi and Wakaba, from the series "A Comparison of Contemporary Beauties (Tosei bijin awase)"

- By: Chokosai Eisho (Japanese, active 1780–1800)
- Date: c. 1796/97
- Medium: Color woodblock print; chuban
- Classification: Print
- Dimensions: 23.5 × 17.5 cm (9 1/4 × 6 7/8 in.)
- Culture: Japan
- Credit line: Clarence Buckingham Collection
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/24330)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/4d9c81d6-012c-1820-8430-4f9ab693f115/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)