Note 22 — Classes of Prostitutes.
Reading edition
The best women in a brothel were always placed in the middle of the misé (shop) and those of inferior beauty or attainments were placed at the sides. Whence the name hashi-jōro (“end” courtesan.)
Reading edition
The best women in a brothel were always placed in the middle of the misé (shop) and those of inferior beauty or attainments were placed at the sides. Whence the name hashi-jōro (“end” courtesan.)