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Dancing Courtesan
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Dancing Courtesan

Ryûryûkyo Shinsai · 1807 · color woodcut; blind-stamped; Japanese paper (handmade paper)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Dancing courtesan to the music of a shamisen (Japanese string instrument), played by a seated woman. To the right, a young man. Through the open window, a view of the garden. With one poem.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printsurimonowoman dancing alonecourtesan, hetaerastring instruments (plucked)
Credit lineDansende courtisane. 1807. Ryûryûkyo Shinsai. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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