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An Archer and a Seated Lady
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An Archer and a Seated Lady

Ryûryûkyo Shinsai · c. 1800 - c. 1805 · color woodcut; blind-stamped; paper

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

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Seated lady Tamamushi with the warrior Nasu no Yochi from the 12th century in the background. Nasu no Yochi was a renowned archer of the Minamoto clan who could shoot a fan out of the hands of Lady Tamamushi onto one of the ships during the Battle of Yashima in 1185. With two poems.

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Credit lineAn Archer and a Seated Lady. c. 1800 - c. 1805. Ryûryûkyo Shinsai. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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