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Koto with Plum Blossoms in a Pot
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Koto with Plum Blossoms in a Pot

Keisai Eisen · 1830 · color woodcut; paper

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

About this work

A miniature plum blossom tree in a pot decorated with a tiger. Behind it a koto (Japanese string instrument) and on a purple cloth the box in which the plectrums for the koto are kept. With four poems.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
surimonotree: plum-tree
Credit lineKoto met pruimenbloesem in pot. 1830. Keisai Eisen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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