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Horse slippers
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Horse slippers

Katsushika Hokusai · 1822 · color woodcut; blind-stamped; paper

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

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A still life of an Uzume mask, a kite with the image of a rearing horse, a half-open gold fan, two wooden sandals and a wooden mallet with strips of paper. Uzume is the goddess of prosperity. The so-called 'horse-slippers' (komageta) are made from one piece of wood and worn by maiko and geisha. With two poems.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePaarden-slippers. 1822. Katsushika Hokusai. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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