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Women and a Small Boy Gathering Shells on a Beach by the Sea

Ishikawa Toyonobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan-colored background with darker spots and lines throughout. Seven people on a beach; four women on left, one small boy in center, two women on right. All wearing kimonos in orange, red, black and white. The women on the left standing; the two on the right bending down. The boy bending down and reaching into a basket. Many shells on the beach. A boat with one person rowing in the background. Two other boats in the water. A small island or mountain in the top left.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1758
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 412 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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