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History of Kamakura: Visitors to Hoshinoi Well

Totoya Hokkei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print. Three people are shown walking on a path. The person on the left is a woman wearing a pink kimono with white flowers and a white hat. She faces right and appears to be walking. The woman in the middle wears a blue kimono with red and gold trim and a blue and white headpiece. She faces left, her right hand near her face, and her left arm down. The person on the right is a man wearing a yellow kimono with a geometric pattern and a blue headpiece. He carries a large drum slung over his shoulder and a wrapped bundle on his back. A signpost with Japanese characters is on the left. A staircase with a railing is behind the signpost. The background is beige with Japanese writing at the top.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
552 × 625 px
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