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Woman in a patterned kimono seated on a green cushion, holding a shamisen, beside ink calligraphy and a red seal on a silk hanging scroll.

Shamisen Player

A woman in an elaborate patterned kimono sits on a green cushion, cradling a shamisen across her body while gazing downward. Ink calligraphy in a vertical column and a red seal appear beside her on a golden silk hanging scroll.

Artist
Kitagawa Utamaro II 喜多川歌麿 二代目 (died 1831?)
Date
late 18th-early 19th century
Medium
Color, ink, and gold on silk panel
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1517 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1834).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

Español: Tañedora de shamisen

Una mujer con un elaborado kimono estampado está sentada sobre un cojín verde, sosteniendo un shamisen contra su cuerpo mientras mira hacia abajo. Caligrafía en tinta en una columna vertical y un sello rojo aparecen junto a ella sobre un pergamino colgante de seda dorada.

Português: Tocadora de shamisen

Uma mulher em um elaborado quimono estampado está sentada sobre uma almofada verde, segurando um shamisen contra o corpo enquanto olha para baixo. Caligrafia em tinta em uma coluna vertical e um selo vermelho aparecem ao lado dela sobre um rolo pendurado de seda dourada.

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