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Preparing a Nightingale's Food
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Preparing a Nightingale's Food

Sonsai Kôichi · c. 1820 - c. 1825 · color woodcut; paper

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

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On a veranda sits a boy who has just let a nightingale escape from a cage. The bars of the cage are indicated with blind embossing and gold powder. The bird sits on a branch with plum blossoms; both are associated with the New Year. With one poem.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printsurimonoempty bird cagehousing
Credit linePreparing a Nightingale's Food. c. 1820 - c. 1825. Sonsai Kôichi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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