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Hand-coloured woodcut of a seated woman under a canopy with attendants in patterned robes, in a tiled interior, with Japanese text across the top.

A Caesarean section: a scene from Japanese legend. Coloured woodcut, 1646.

A hand-coloured woodcut on aged paper shows a seated woman beneath an ornate canopy, attended by figures in patterned robes within a tiled interior with sliding screens. Attendants kneel at the edges, and a Japanese text panel runs along the top margin.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1646]
Medium
Woodcuts Mokuhanga
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2752 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1646.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Escena de leyenda japonesa, xilografía coloreada, 1646

Una xilografía coloreada a mano sobre papel envejecido muestra a una mujer sentada bajo un dosel ornamentado, acompañada por figuras con túnicas estampadas en un interior de suelo enlosado con biombos corredizos. Los asistentes se arrodillan en los bordes, y un panel de texto japonés recorre el margen superior.

Português: Cena de lenda japonesa, xilogravura colorida, 1646

Uma xilogravura colorida à mão sobre papel envelhecido mostra uma mulher sentada sob um dossel ornamentado, acompanhada por figuras com vestes estampadas em um interior de piso quadriculado com biombos deslizantes. Auxiliares ajoelham-se nas bordas, e um painel de texto japonês percorre a margem superior.

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