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Woman with a shamisen beside a child reading a book, on a gold silk background, Japanese hanging scroll painting.

Utai no Shisho

A seated woman with an elaborate hairstyle and red hair ornament rests a shamisen against her shoulder while a young child in a patterned robe leans over an open book at right. Both figures sit on red-patterned cloth against a plain gold silk ground, painted in soft colors with fine ink outlines.

Artist
Numata Gessai 沼田月斎 (1787-1864)
Date
late 18th-early 19th century
Medium
Color and slight gold on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
2240 × 2100 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: Maestra de canto utai (Utai no Shisho)

Una mujer sentada con un peinado elaborado y un adorno rojo en el cabello apoya un shamisen contra el hombro, mientras un niño con una túnica estampada se inclina sobre un libro abierto a la derecha. Ambas figuras se sientan sobre una tela de estampado rojo, sobre un fondo liso de seda dorada, pintado en colores suaves con finos contornos de tinta.

Português: Professora de canto utai (Utai no Shisho)

Uma mulher sentada, com penteado elaborado e um ornamento vermelho no cabelo, apoia um shamisen no ombro enquanto uma criança com roupa estampada se inclina sobre um livro aberto à direita. As duas figuras sentam-se sobre um tecido de padronagem vermelha, diante de um fundo liso de seda dourada, pintado em cores suaves com contornos finos de tinta.

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