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*''Japanese'': 花扇 ''(hanaougi)''

*''Japanese'': 花扇 ''(hanaougi)''

Hanaôgi was the name of a series of prominent [[courtesan]]s of the [[Yoshiwara]]'s [[Ogi-ya|Ôgi-ya]] [[teahouse]]. Little is known about any of the individuals to be known by this ''myôseki''<ref>名跡, a prestigious name inherited in succession by courtesans of a given teahouse.</ref>, nor about the precise chronology of their retirement and succession.

Hanaôgi was the name of a series of prominent [[courtesan]]s of the [[Yoshiwara]]'s [[Ogiya|Ôgiya]] [[teahouse]]. Little is known about any of the individuals to be known by this ''myôseki''<ref>名跡, a prestigious name inherited in succession by courtesans of a given teahouse.</ref>, nor about the precise chronology of their retirement and succession.

Hanaôgi II, who flourished in the 1770s, was known for her especially great talent at poetry, ''[[koto]]'', [[tea ceremony]], and [[calligraphy]], among other arts; her successor Hanaôgi III was celebrated for the same. They enjoyed a very high status within the Yoshiwara, and Hanaôgi II in particular had as many as eight ''shinzô'' attendants - considerably more than most courtesans. Throughout the period, ''shinzô'' in the service to Hanaôgi took names featuring the character ''hana'', such as Hanasumi, Hanazono, Hanatsuru, and Hanakishi.<ref>Segawa Seigle. p178.</ref>

Hanaôgi II, who flourished in the 1770s, was known for her especially great talent at poetry, ''[[koto]]'', [[tea ceremony]], and [[calligraphy]], among other arts; her successor Hanaôgi III was celebrated for the same. They enjoyed a very high status within the Yoshiwara, and Hanaôgi II in particular had as many as eight ''shinzô'' attendants - considerably more than most courtesans. Throughout the period, ''shinzô'' in the service to Hanaôgi took names featuring the character ''hana'', such as Hanasumi, Hanazono, Hanatsuru, and Hanakishi.<ref>Segawa Seigle. p178.</ref>

==References==

==References==

*[[Cecilia Segawa Seigle|Segawa Seigle, Cecilia]]. ''Yoshiwara: The Glittering World of the Japanese Courtesan''. University of Hawaii Press, 1993.

*[[Cecilia Segawa Seigle]]. ''Yoshiwara: The Glittering World of the Japanese Courtesan''. University of Hawaii Press, 1993.

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