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Head of a Salmon
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Head of a Salmon

Totoya Hokkei · c. 1815 - c. 1820 · color woodcut; blind-stamped; paper

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

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The head of a salmon with a golden rope attached. This was sometimes hung in homes for protection against evil. With one poem.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printsurimonobony fishes: salmon
Credit lineHead of a Salmon. c. 1815 - c. 1820. Totoya Hokkei. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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