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CH1766531: Te-ike no hana 'Hand-picked flower', a term used to refer to a geisha or courtesan who has become the wife or mistress of the patron who bought out her contract with a bordello, illustrating a woman tuning a samisen, with poems by Rakuyoan, Ryueishi and Buwaian Futaki (colour woodblock print), Shigenobu, Yanagawa II (fl.1824-1860) / Bridgeman Images