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Still Life with a Koto
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A 13-stringed Japanese instrument (koto) in a half-open case. Next to it, a flowering dwarf plum tree. With several poems. The print is a copy from the late Meiji period (1868-1912).
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineStilleven met koto. c. 1890 - c. 1900. Hishikawa Sôri. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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