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The Lady Ginjô
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A woman with very long hair sitting on a balcony, behind her koto (Japanese string instrument). She is lifting her long sleeves aside before she starts playing the instrument. Ginjô, or Giô, is the younger sister of Giô, both figures appear in the Tales of the Heike (Heike monogatari). Ginjô was the mistress of Taira no Kiyomori. This sheet is the right sheet of a triptych. With two poems.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe dame Ginjô. c. 1823. Yashima Gakutei. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
