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Ishikawa Goemon with a hawk and handkerchief
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Kabuki actor Nakamura Shikan in the role of the bandit Ishikawa Goemon, holding a large pipe, while a hawk flies in with a handkerchief stained with blood. It proves to be a message written in blood from his father, Sô Sokei.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineIshikawa Goemon met havik met zakdoek. 1860-08. Utagawa Kunisada (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
