Three women wearing traditional Japanese kimonos walk through shallow water. The women's hair is styled in topknots. The woman on the left wears a dark kimono with a blue and white checkered obi. The central woman wears a light-colored kimono with intricate designs and a patterned obi. The woman on the right wears a light-colored kimono and holds a fan. A rectangular text box with Japanese characters is in the upper right corner. Yellow and green plants are behind the women on the right. The background shows a body of water and a gray sky.
Artwork Details
- Date
- probably 1766
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 455 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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