Japanese Print "Playing Koto and Shamisen" by Toyohara Chikanobu

Artist:Toyohara Chikanobu

Title:Playing Koto and Shamisen

Date:1888.

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Three court ladies are playing the Japanese traditional music instruments; koto (middle), shamisen (left) and kokyu (right: It looks like shamisen but is played with a bow). A thin strip of cloud crosses the full moon, which is blightly illuminating the serene scene below. In the background, a pagoda and a tea house among the stylized pine trees are seen.

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