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Women of the Tatsumi District (from the series Eastern Customs of the Present Day)

c. mid 1780s

Katsukawa Shunchō

(Japanese)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
color woodblock print
Measurements
Sheet: 26.1 x 19.8 cm (10 1/4 x 7 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore 1930.207
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented color woodblock print on tan paper depicts four women with light skin tones wearing patterned kimonos. On the left, one looks over her shoulder while holding dark fabric. In the center, a woman holds a white cat, while another woman crouches below her to examine an object. On the right, a fourth woman stands holding a round fan. Vertical calligraphy marks the top and bottom right.

Women of the Tatsumi District (from the series Eastern Customs of the Present Day)

c. mid 1780s

Katsukawa Shunchō

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

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