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The Watchman
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The Watchman

Totoya Hokkei · c. 1821 · color woodcut; paper

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

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The master carpenter Banjô is dressed as a nobleman and performs a ceremony prior to the building of a house. Right a banner. With one poem.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printsurimonobuilding activitiescarpenter
Credit lineBewaker. c. 1821. Totoya Hokkei. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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