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Torii Matasuke cuts his throat
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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A man, skewered with a bamboo stick, cutting his own throat while holding a man in an orange jacket on the ground.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineTorii Matasuke cuts his throat. 1849. Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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