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Funya no Asayasu
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Funya no Asayasu

Utagawa Kuniyoshi · 1844 · color woodcut; paper

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

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Tamamo no Mae, the very intelligent and beautiful concubine of Emperor Toba. In the background, two bowing court ladies with swords. Tamamo no Mae was in reality a magical fox, known in Japanese legends as a shape-shifter. Scene from a kabuki play. Poem by Funya no Asayasu.

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Credit lineFunya no Asayasu. 1844. Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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