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A Woman with a Young Man Disguised

Santō Kyōdenca. 1780 - in of voor 1816

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

A young man dressed as a mendicant monk (komuso) lowers his straw hat to identify himself to a woman. The customary dress of these monks, including a black kimono and large basket-shaped hat covering the entire head, made for a perfect disguise, for instance when secretly visiting one’s lover.

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  • Title: A Woman with a Young Man Disguised
  • Creator: Masanobu, Kitao
  • Date Created: ca. 1780 - in of voor 1816
  • Physical Dimensions: papier
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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