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Summer: Two Women by a Stream, from the series The Elegant Moon in the Four Seasons
Summer: Two Women by a Stream, from the series The Elegant Moon in the Four Seasons

Summer: Two Women by a Stream, from the series The Elegant Moon in the Four Seasons

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Date1785–89
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical koban; overall: 8 9/16 × 6 1/8 in. (21.7 × 15.5 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
PortfolioThe Elegant Moon in the Four Seasons (Furyu shiki no tsuki)
Object number1950.705
Status
Not on view
More Information
Two young women stand by a bridge under a willow, amused by something out of the picture frame. One seems to have just washed her very long hair; it hangs randomly, drying, with a hairpin resting in wait on top of her head.
Exhibition History
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan (April 13, 2019 - May 25, 2019 )
  • Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Shizuoka, Japan (June 8, 2019 - July 28, 2019 )
  • Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Osaka, Japan (August 10, 2019 - September 29, 2019 )
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 14, 2020 - December 6, 2020 )
Collections
  • Asian
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