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Women Distracting a Child whose Kite is caught in a Tree

c. 1800

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎

(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
color woodblock print
Measurements
Overall: 20.4 x 55.6 cm (8 1/16 x 21 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore 1930.191
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented color woodblock print depicts figures with medium-light skin tones in a muted landscape. On our left, a kimono-shaped kite hangs caught in a pine tree above a man standing with his back turned, carrying a large pack. To our right, a woman in flowing robes points toward the tree while another leans toward a small child. Stylized structures and a bridge appear in the distant background.

Women Distracting a Child whose Kite is caught in a Tree

c. 1800

Katsushika Hokusai

(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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