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Kakuju in Kawacho
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Kakuju in Kawacho

Utagawa Kunisada (I) · 1852 · color woodcut; nishiki-e; paper

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

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Actor in the role of the old woman Kakuju, with white hair and a headpiece, a sword in the right hand; rectangular cartouche with lanterns and umbrellas; round cartouche with view of river and shore in rain. The actor is a design by Kunisada, the cartouches by Hiroshige.

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Credit lineKakuju in Kawacho. 1852. Utagawa Kunisada (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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