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Young Women Visiting a Shinto Shrine

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woodblock print depicting two women and a child on stone steps in front of a Shinto shrine. The woman on the left wears a pink kimono with a brown and red floral pattern and a green obi. Her hair is pulled back. The woman on the right wears a brown kimono with a red obi and a brown hat. The child wears a beige outfit, a green hat with a white design on it and black shoes. The child holds a branch with red decorations in their right hand. The shrine has a red gate with a roof and a large orange torii with Japanese writing on it. The background is a beige wall. Japanese writing appears on the right side and on the torii. A small white rectangle with the number 2019 appears at the bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
1814
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
415 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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