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Woman Playing the Flute
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A flute-playing woman with wings and in Chinese clothing lands in a pine tree. This image refers to the story of The Feather Robe (Hagoromo), and appears in many East Asian countries. A Buddhist angel lands in a pine tree on the beach and takes off her wings. They are found by a fisherman and returned on the condition that the angel dances for him. She does so, and then flies back home with her wings. With poems by various poets.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineWoman Playing the Flute. c. 1840 - c. 1850. Konsai. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
