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Akoji no Heiji with a fishing net
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Akoji no Heiji with a fishing net

Utagawa Kuniyoshi · 1854-10 · color woodcut; paper

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

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Akoji no Heiji with a fishing net over his arm, standing on a rock next to the water. He is being spied on by the poacher Hiragawa no Jirozô, hidden among the reeds in the background. In the cartouche in the background a snowy landscape with the Chinese Wang Xiang.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printfishing netadult man
Credit lineAkoji no Heiji with fishing net. 1854-10. Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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