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Bridle district
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Bridle district

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 partially unrolled handscroll depicting two members of the samurai class before the entrance to the Yoshiwara, the pleasure quarter of Edo. Behind the handscroll a guide to the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara saiken). With two poems.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
surimono
Credit lineTeugel wijk. 1822. Katsushika Hokusai. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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