The courtesan in this print, Oyodo, whose real name remains unknown, starts her day by smoking a tobacco pipe before her client’s departure: despite the early hour, her hair and makeup are perfect. High-ranking courtesans typically occupied private suites with deluxe furnishings such as the floor screen shown here. Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (1804–1817) written by Ishikawa Masamochi (1754–1830) described their days: women woke at 4 a.m. to prepare for clients to leave by 6 a.m., then slept until 10 a.m. After breakfast and a bath, they fixed their hair, applied makeup, dressed, and wrote notes to clients. Day business began at 2 p.m. and night business at 6 p.m. Around 8 p.m., courtesans hosted parties for clients, then retired with them by midnight.