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Courtesan Compared with Koteiken
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Courtesan Compared with Koteiken

Utagawa Sadatora · 1830 - 1840 · color woodcut; paper

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

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A courtesan, pouring her wash water over a veranda. In the cartouche top left an image of a Chinese man, pouring a jug over a veranda; a reference to Koteiken who out of devotion for his mother cleaned her night mirror.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printjug and basinwash-basincourtesan, hetaeraloggia, verandah, porch
Credit lineCourtisane vergeleken met Koteiken. 1830 - 1840. Utagawa Sadatora. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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