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Two Courtesans and a Young Man under a Mosquito Net
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Two Courtesans and a Young Man under a Mosquito Net

Kitagawa Utamaro · 1793 - 1956 · color woodcut; paper

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

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Courtesan in kimono with a pattern of chrysanthemums, sliding a folded letter to a man with a pipe behind a mosquito net; second courtesan watching from behind a room screen; in the background a screen with a painting of a river and plum blossoms. (right leaf of a triptych)

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printadult mancourtesan, hetaerascreen, folding screen
Credit lineTwee courtisanes en een jongeman onder een muskietennet. 1793 - 1956. Kitagawa Utamaro. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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