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Entertainment near the Cherry Blossoms
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Entertainment near the Cherry Blossoms

anonymous · 1675 - 1725 · paper; ink; dye

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

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This folding screen depicts the world of entertainment in Japan, featuring a stage performance on the right and people dancing near cherry blossoms on the left. Below, an elderly man sits on a carpet, with a servant beside him. Seated next to him is a wakashu: an adolescent, but not yet mature, man involved in the world of entertainment. In this transitional phase, he could form relationships with both men and women.

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Credit lineEntertainment near the Cherry Blossoms. 1675 - 1725. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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