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New Year
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
New Year scene. Standing woman in festive kimono; in her hands a small table with a bonsai tree, rice balls, and a lobster. Seated woman with a sake pot, looking at a boy with a sake cup in his hands and a turtle pattern on his clothing.
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Credit lineNieuwjaar. c. 1804. Kitagawa Utamaro. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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