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Yoemon killing Kasane near a river
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Yoemon killing Kasane near a river

Utagawa Kuniyoshi · 1852 · color woodcut; paper

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

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Yoemon murdered with a sickle by the deformed woman Kasane along the Kinu river. Her blue face indicates that her spirit, in the form of an orange light, has left her body. The spirit of Kasane will avenge herself on Yoemon for the rest of his life.

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printriveragricultural implements: sickle
Credit lineYoemon killing Kasane near river. 1852. Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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