Japan: The courtesan Urasato bound to a tree on the orders of Kambei, the owner of the Yamanaya Tea House, where she works. Her daughter, Midori, is by her side. Utagawa Kunisada, (1786-1865), c. 1853

Scene from the play Akegarasu yuki no akebono or 'Tragedy on a Snowy Night', first staged at the Takemoto Tsudayu Theatre in Osaka in 1853.

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