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Actor in a female role
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Actor in a female role

Katsukawa Shunjo · 1780 - 1790 · color woodcut; Japanese paper (handmade paper)

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

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Actor in the role of a geisha, standing, in a kimono with dragon and leaf motif, in front of a wooden building. In left hand a bundle of paper.

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Credit lineActeur in vrouwenrol. 1780 - 1790. Katsukawa Shunjo. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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