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Waitress Oritsu hiding a letter behind her back
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Waitress Oritsu hiding a letter behind her back

Utagawa Toyokuni (I) · c. 1812-05 · color woodcut; paper

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

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Kabuki actor Iwai Hanshirô V in the role of the waitress Oritsu. Scene from a play where Oritsu looks down from a balcony while hiding a letter behind her back. Top part of a vertical diptych, with the barber Gorôhachi depicted on the lower part.

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printbalconyletter, envelope
Credit lineWaitress Oritsu hiding a letter behind her back. c. 1812-05. Utagawa Toyokuni (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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