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Two Women on a Summer Evening
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Two Women on a Summer Evening

Torii Kiyonaga · 1788 - 1792 · color woodcut; paper

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

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Woman with a lit match, inside a mosquito net killing insects; a second woman, with a fan, lying next to smoking equipment on the veranda. English translation of poem top left: A wife commits murder within the enclosure of a mosquito net.

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printadult womanloggia, verandah, porch
Credit lineTwee vrouwen tijdens een zomeravond. 1788 - 1792. Torii Kiyonaga. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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