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Courtesan from the Sanomatsuya House
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Courtesan from the Sanomatsuya House

Keisai Eisen · c. 1828 · color woodcut; paper

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

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Courtesan and shinzo (attendant), looking sideways at a cartouche with a floral border. The lavishly dressed courtesan, with her foot visible, wears a kimono depicting a black carp in water.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printcourtesan, hetaera
Credit lineCourtisane uit het Sanomatsuya huis. c. 1828. Keisai Eisen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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