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Samurai in the rain
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Samurai in the rain

Utagawa Kunisada (I) · 1825 · color woodcut; blind-stamped; paper

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

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Night scene, with the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VII (1791-1859) in the role of Soga no Gorô Tokimune, in the rain with a sword in his hand. This scene is from the play Soga nakamura, performed in the Nakamura theater in Edo in 1825. Right panel of a triptych. With one poem.

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Credit lineSamoerai in de regen. 1825. Utagawa Kunisada (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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