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Yasusuke sneaking upon Yasumasa with a flute
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Yasusuke sneaking upon Yasumasa with a flute

Utagawa Kuniyoshi · 1852-05 · color woodcut; paper

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

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From behind a tree, a man with a sword in his hand looks at a flute player in the grass. The man with the sword is Hakamadare Yasusuke. He intends to rob the flute player, Hirai Fujiwara Yasumasa, of his fine clothing, but through the enchanting music, he eventually refrains. The cartouche in the upper left shows the Kisokaido route near the 41st station Nojiri.

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Credit lineYasusuke sneaking upon Yasumasa with flute. 1852-05. Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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