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Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman playing a koto while a kneeling woman in grey listens beside sliding screens and a plum branch.

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A standing woman in a red patterned kimono plays a long koto laid across the composition, while a kneeling woman in grey with green-patterned sleeves watches beside her. Sliding screens, a blossoming plum branch and a vase share the interior, and vertical Japanese text runs down the left margin of this color woodblock print.

Artist
Katsushika Hokusai (mentioned on object)
Date
1800-1805
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3039 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1805.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Mujer tocando el koto junto a una oyente arrodillada, grabado japonés

Una mujer de pie, con un kimono rojo estampado, toca un largo koto que atraviesa la composición, mientras otra mujer arrodillada, de gris y mangas verdes, la observa a su lado. Biombos corredizos, una rama de ciruelo en flor y un jarrón comparten el interior, y un texto japonés vertical recorre el margen izquierdo de este grabado en color.

Português: Mulher tocando koto ao lado de ouvinte ajoelhada, gravura japonesa

Uma mulher em pé, com um quimono vermelho estampado, toca um longo koto que atravessa a composição, enquanto outra mulher ajoelhada, de cinza e mangas verdes, observa ao seu lado. Biombos deslizantes, um ramo de ameixeira em flor e um vaso compartilham o interior, e um texto japonês vertical percorre a margem esquerda desta gravura colorida.

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