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*''Japanese'': 遣手 ''(yarite)''
''Yarite'' were women, usually retired [[courtesans]], who managed teahouses (brothels) in the [[Yoshiwara]], and chaperoned and oversaw the courtesans.
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==References==
*"[http://shunga.honolulumuseum.org/index.php?page=1 Arts of the Bedchamber: Japanese Shunga]." Honolulu Museum of Arts, Exhibition Website. Accessed 10 December 2012.
[[Category:Women]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]