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Katsushika Hokusai Japanese
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In this suggestive scene, a woman measures cloth while her young son peeks under her skirts.The poem reads as follows:
Mother unfolds her child's tucked-up dresses;
The day has also become longer
With the spring.
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Title: Woman Folding Cloth
Artist:
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo))
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1760–1849
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 5 1/8 x 6 13/16 in. (13 x 17.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939
Object Number: JP3003
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