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Women Distracting a Child whose Kite is caught in a Tree

Katsushika Hokusai

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print depicting a scene with four people and a kite. A child in an orange garment is on the ground to the left, reaching up with a stick toward a kite caught in a tree. Two women in traditional Japanese clothing are on the right. One woman is bending over, holding the arm of a small child. The other woman stands with her arm extended toward the child on the ground. A man stands to the left of the women, wearing a green garment and holding a drum. In the background, there are trees, a bridge and a cityscape. The color palette is muted, with shades of beige, green, orange and brown.

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900 × 343 px
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