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Reading Lovers
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Reading Lovers

Sugimura Jihei · 1700 - 1710 · sumizuri-e; houtsnede; paper

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

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Man, in kimono with pattern of Kabuki emblems, and woman, in kimono with pattern of irises, lying against each other, reading a book, by lantern; in the background a folding screen.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printloverscourting, flirting
Credit lineLezende geliefden. 1700 - 1710. Sugimura Jihei. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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