A parody of courtesans on display at the Ogiya (Ogiya mise yatsushi)

A c. 1795 ōban [triptych](/glossary/triptych) in the Art Institute of Chicago, this design (Ōgiya mise yatsushi) takes one of the iconic spectacles of the Yoshiwara — the daytime parade of the Ōgiya brothel's top courtesans, arrayed behind a wooden lattice for inspection by passing customers — and stages it as a yatsushi, a parody or transformed retelling. The Ōgiya was among the most prestigious houses in the licensed quarter, home to celebrity oiran including Hanaōgi and Segawa, and prints of its mise (storefront) display were a Yoshiwara genre in their own right. Eishō spreads the courtesans across the three sheets in a stately procession, with the architectural framework of the lattice providing a rigid grid against which the soft curves of kimono and coiffure read out clearly. The Art Institute's impression preserves the print's full triptych width.