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A Court Lady Koto Player
A Court Lady Koto Player
Public domain: Image Courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

A Court Lady Koto Player

Artist (Japanese, 1790–1848)
Dateabout 1825
Mediumwoodblock print
Dimensions21.6 x 18.1 cm (8 1/2 x 7 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.1958
DescriptionShe is dressed in ceremonial garments and is putting on her kotozume (finger guards) in preparation for playing the koto which lies on the floor before her. A Kyoka (humorous ode ) is printed on the field above
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