

Tan-colored woodblock print with a black border. The print depicts a group of people, 2 women and 1 child, on a wooden platform or boat. The women wear kimonos; one woman wears a kimono with a plaid pattern, and the other wears a striped kimono. The child wears a kimono with a red and brown plaid pattern. The women and child sit amongst 7 large ceramic jugs; 4 jugs are in the foreground. The jugs have white bodies with blue designs on the lower halves and red and white stripes on the upper halves. The background shows a crowd of people walking to the right and a building with a tiled roof. The artist's name "Ōhara Donshū" and the title "Early to Dawn (Akeyasuki) あけやすき" are included.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1837
- Medium
- Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 400 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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