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Woman at a Writing Desk
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The colour red was a distinctive feature in early handcoloured Japanese woodcuts. This print pays homage to two famous women from Japanese history. The poem on the table is by Koshikibu Naishi (c. 999-1025). The book held by the depicted woman is The Tale of Genji, written by Murasaki Shikibu (c. 1000), which is recognized as one of the earliest novels in the world.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVrouw aan een schrijftafel. 1710 - 1720. Torii Kiyomasu (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
