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A Nobleman Dancing
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A Nobleman Dancing

Totoya Hokkei · c. 1823 · 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 scroll painting with an image of a dancing nobleman in formal attire and a servant behind him holding an umbrella. Dance from a comic play (Kyogen), titled Suehirogari (The Fan Game). With two poems.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printsurimonoparasol, sunshade
Credit lineA Nobleman Dancing. c. 1823. Totoya Hokkei. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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