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Geisha Reading a Letter
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Geisha Reading a Letter

Keisai Eisen · 1830 · color woodcut; paper

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

About this work

A reading geisha with travelers in the background crossing the river to the resting place Mitsuke located at the foot of Mount Fuji.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printreadingcourtesan, hetaera
Credit lineBrieflezende geisha. 1830. Keisai Eisen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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