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Squeaking a Ground Cherry, from the series Seven Fashionable Useless Habits (Furyu nakute nana kuse)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two women with long black hair. The woman on the left has her hair styled up at the back with the rest of her hair hanging down. She wears a pink kimono with a patterned under-kimono visible. The woman on the right has her hair pulled back and adorned with hairpins. She wears a green kimono with a pink patterned collar. The background features a red and beige color scheme with some Japanese writing.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1798
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
422 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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