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Courtesan and shamisen
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Courtesan and shamisen

Utagawa Toyokuni (I) · 1822 · color woodcut; paper

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

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Courtesan, inserting a pen into her hair with her left hand, sitting with a bundle of paper on her lap, beside a shamisen, under cherry blossoms; against a green background. Fan print.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printcourtesan, hetaera
Credit lineCourtisane en shamisen. 1822. Utagawa Toyokuni (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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