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Courtesan preparing for the night
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Courtesan preparing for the night

Utagawa Kunisada (I) · c. 1826 - c. 1827 · 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 courtesan drying her hands, behind her hangs a kimono decorated with pine needles and dragonflies. With one poem.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printsurimonocourtesan, hetaera
Credit lineCourtisane bereidt zich voor op de nacht. c. 1826 - c. 1827. Utagawa Kunisada (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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