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Young Ladies Paying Homage to a Shrine

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman wearing a kimono with a pink background and a dark floral pattern is on the left. A woman wearing a gray kimono stands to her right. A child stands on the left on a lower step. The background includes a room with tatami flooring and a lattice window with a curtain. A large fern leaf hangs from a beam. The image includes Japanese text.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1814
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
419 × 625 px
Museum record:
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