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Removing Clogged Snow
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A woman holds up her sandal so a servant can remove the snow from underneath. They stand next to a large snow rabbit (in blind embossing). Removing snow from under the wooden sandals (geta) of ladies was a common subject in Japanese prints. With three poems.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineRemoving Clogged Snow. 1807. Ryûryûkyo Shinsai. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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