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Young Woman and Little Girl Playing Musashi

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print with two women and a child. The woman on the left sits on the floor, wearing an orange kimono. She has her right hand raised above her head. The woman on the right sits on the floor with her knees to the left. She wears a white kimono with a gold and brown patterned sash and a floral design. The woman on the right holds a branch with pink blossoms in her right hand. A child sits on the woman on the right's left leg. The child wears a kimono. There is a yellow box on the floor in front of the woman on the left. A pot with a lid sits on a tray to the right. The background includes a beige wall and greenery. Japanese characters are printed vertically on the left side.

Artwork Details

Date
1841
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 443 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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