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Jûrô Sukenari and Kobayashi Asahina chopping herbs
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Jûrô Sukenari and Kobayashi Asahina chopping herbs

Utagawa Kuniyoshi · c. 1846 · color woodcut; paper

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

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Jûro Sukenari stands behind Kobayashi Asahina while he chops fresh spring herbs, a New Year's custom. The rope in the background, decorated with a fern leaf and white paper, also refers to the New Year.

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printplants and herbspreparation of food
Credit lineJûrô Sukenari en Kobayashi Asahina kruiden hakkend. c. 1846. Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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