A View of the Yoshiwara

A View of the Yoshiwara shows the everyday life of a courtesan in the Yoshiwara.As this medium to high level courtesan looks at her love letter, she is not struck into deep emotion as seen on her facial expression.Her tremendous layers of clothes with bright red and sky blue and patterns of flowers suggest that she is a middle tier level courtesan with many men interested in her. She has a lot of love letters to read from potential customers, and while she does not enjoy this process, most women look up to her as a celebrity.While the courtesan women are stable with food, clothes, and education, the working class women are forced into labor with no guarantee of any of these necessities.These women look up to high level courtesan women as inspiration because of their outstanding beauty and knowledge in literature and art. This painting gives a message of hope to the lower level women have a chance to enter into the system of the courtesans.