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A Geisha Leaning on the Case of Her Shamisen
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A geisha reads a letter by candlelight, while leaning against the chest where her shamisen (string instrument) is stored. Through the paper (shoji) windows a willow is visible in the garden. The poem on the wall compares the strings of the shamisen with the 'threads' of the willow. Two texts by two different authors written in the letters.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineEen geisha leunt op de doos van haar shamisen. c. 1825 - c. 1830. Keisai Eisen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
