Woman Folding Cloth

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.

Woman Folding Cloth, Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo)), Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan

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