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Woman with a demon mask among the clouds
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Woman with a demon mask among the clouds

Utagawa Kunisada (I) · 1833 · 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 small red crab with a large blooming peony. The crab appears frequently on surimono as the personal emblem of the poet Bunbunsha Kanikomaru (1780-1837); the word 'crab' (kani) appears in his name. With three poems.

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surimono
Credit lineVrouw met demonenmasker tussen de wolken. 1833. Utagawa Kunisada (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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