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A Woman Snatching a Bag of Sweetmeats from Her MotHer

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman in a black kimono with orange lining and a black obi stands, leaning down. She wears a black hat with a yellow flower on it and holds a bag. A woman in a beige kimono sits on the ground, with her hands near her face. The standing woman holds a bag in her left hand, pulling it away from the seated woman. The seated woman's kimono is on the ground beside her. A small inset picture in the upper left shows two people. The background includes Japanese characters on the left, a tree and clouds on the right, and a doorway behind the standing woman.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
436 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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