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Shrine Attendant Raking Maple Leaves

Katsushika Hokusai

Cleveland Museum of Art

A man rakes fallen red maple leaves, using a long-handled broom. He wears a blue outfit and zori sandals, and bends forward at the waist to rake. A stone lantern sits on the left side of the image with one or more trees behind it. The background fades to beige. The beige background has darker edges. The image includes Japanese characters on the left side.

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269 × 900 px
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