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A Votive Picture to Be Donated to the Kannon of Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon hō kakegaku no zu), by Takigawa of the Ōgiya, Kamuro Menami and Onami, with Tomikawa, Kumegawa, Tamagawa, Tsugawa, Utagawa, and Kiyokawa

Kitagawa Kikumaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print depicting a scene of women in traditional Japanese clothing gathered around a large framed picture. The women are dressed in kimonos and many wear traditional Japanese hats. The frame on the floor contains an image of a mountain landscape with a large body of water. The women are indoors and a low table with a bowl on it sits behind them. A doorway leads to another room and a wall with a window is visible. The room contains additional decorative elements and some writing on the walls.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 310 px
Museum record:
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