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Girl Filling a Bucket with Sea Water

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese-style woodblock print of a girl filling bucket with sea water. The girl wears a red and white head wrap, a brown top with blue and red stripes and folded-back sleeves, and a brown skirt with red lining. She is barefoot. The girl holds a long pole with a bucket hanging from one end and another on the ground beside her. The background shows a pink sky and waves. Japanese text is printed on the artwork in black ink. The image is bordered in white.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1830
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
558 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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