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A painting can be out of copyright and thephotograph of it can still be protected.

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  • The Metlive

    326 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)

  • Clevelandlive

    263 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API

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Results for "Shamisen (三味線)"5 records

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Geisha and Attendant on a Rainy Night by Kitagawa Utamaro, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Geisha and Attendant on a Rainy Night

Kitagawa Utamaro (d. 1806)

ca. 1797 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Cleared · Public Domain

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Woman Tuning a Shamisen and a Cat Looking at its Own Reflection by Yashima Gakutei, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woman Tuning a Shamisen and a Cat Looking at its Own Reflection

Yashima Gakutei (d. 1868)

mid- 1820s · Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper

Cleared · Public Domain

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Female Entertainer with Shamisen by Teisai Hokuba, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Female Entertainer with Shamisen

Teisai Hokuba (d. 1844)

early 19th century · Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Cleared · Public Domain

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Shamisen (三味線) by Shigemoto, Isohachi, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Shamisen (三味線)

Shigemoto, Isohachi

ca. 1875 · Wood, cloth, skin

Cleared · Public Domain

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Woman with Shamisen

Kainoshō Tadaoto (d. 1978)

early 1930s · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

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