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The Jewel Fountain
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The Jewel Fountain

Totoya Hokkei · c. 1826 · color woodcut; blind-stamped; paper

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

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Toyotamahime and her sister stand next to a fountain. Both are the daughters of the Dragon King, who met the god Hohodemi at the bottom of the sea. They gave him a jewel, after which the fountain in the print is named. With two poems.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineDe juwelen fontein. c. 1826. Totoya Hokkei. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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