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The Poetess Akazomeemon
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The Poetess Akazomeemon

Totoya Hokkei · 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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The poetess Akazomeemon, with fan in hand, standing on a balcony with red railing, above which partially raised bamboo curtain. She was the wife of Ôe Masahira, one of the 36 famous poets from the Heian period (794-1185). With two poems.

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Credit lineDe dichteres Akazomeemon. c. 1827. Totoya Hokkei. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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