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Kisen Hôshi
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Kisen Hôshi

Utagawa Kuniyoshi · 1843 - 1846 · color woodcut; paper

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

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Minamoto no Kiyomasa looks with sword in hand at the fan on which he has written his farewell poem. With his armor and weapons behind him, he is about to commit suicide, after a lost battle. Scene from a kabuki play. Poem by Kisen Hôshi.

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Credit lineKisen Hôshi. 1843 - 1846. Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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