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Geisha with Plectrum
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Geisha with Plectrum

Keisai Eisen · c. 1820 - c. 1825 · color woodcut; blind-stamped; polish; paper

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

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The plectrum the geisha holds is used to play the shamisen. With two anonymous poems.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printsurimonocourtesan, hetaera
Credit lineGeisha met plectrum. c. 1820 - c. 1825. Keisai Eisen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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