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Maker(s):Ogata Gekko
Culture:Japanese (1859-1920)
Title:Shijo Noryo [Taking the Evening Cool At Shijo], from the series Fujin Fuzoku [Ladies' Customs]
Date Made:1891 (Meiji 24)
Type:Print
Materials:Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and colors on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Sheet: 14 1/2 in x 10 in; 36.8 cm x 25.4 cm; Image: 12 7/8 in x 8 3/4 in; 32.7 cm x 22.2 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto. upp. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Gekko]; TITLE: recto. upp. r.: [Japanese character, Fujin fuzoku wa shijo noryo]; SEAL: recto. upp. r. (red ink): [Japanese character, Gekko].
Accession Number:  MH 1949.63.Q.RII
Credit Line:Purchase with the Nancy Everett Dwight Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
A vertical print showing two women (maiko, geisha apprentices), one in purple kimono and the other light green kimono, sitting on a veranda by the Kamo River at Shijo, Kyoto. One watches the other set off fire crackers.

Tags:
women; play

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