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Actors Matsumoto Koshiro IV and Iwai Hanshiro IV as Yoemon and Kasane
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Actors Matsumoto Koshiro IV and Iwai Hanshiro IV as Yoemon and Kasane

Katsukawa Shunko · 1775 - 1780 · color woodcut; paper

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

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Yoemon with a sickle in right hand, pushing his wife Kasane to the ground to kill her.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printMatsumoto Koshiro IVIwai Hanshiro IVagricultural implements: scythemurder
Credit lineActeurs Matsumoto Koshiro IV en Iwai Hanshiro IV als Yoemon en Kasane. 1775 - 1780. Katsukawa Shunko. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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