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Courtesan Handayu from the Naka-omi house
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Courtesan Handayu from the Naka-omi house

Ippitsusai Bunchô · 1768 - 1772 · color woodcut; paper

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

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Courtesan in a white kimono, standing next to a large white lantern; in the background a house and a large bouquet of flowers with pine branches under a ladder. The title of the print is in the white cartouche in the shape of a love letter, top left.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printcourtesan, hetaeraplantslantern
Credit lineCourtisane Handayu uit het Naka-omi huis. 1768 - 1772. Ippitsusai Bunchô. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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