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Choemon carrying his love Chohan
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Choemon carrying his love Chohan

Utagawa Hiroshige (I) · 1847 - 1848 · color woodcut; paper

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

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Merchant Chôemon carries the much younger Ohan, the daughter of his neighbor, by moonlight to the Katsura river. Because the couple is not allowed to marry, they have decided to commit suicide together. On the way to the river, they collect stones to weigh down their sleeves.

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Credit lineChoemon, carrying his love Chohan. 1847 - 1848. Utagawa Hiroshige (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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