Women and children out for a picnic
- Date:
- n.d.
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; ebangire, surimono
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Women and children set out for an outdoor picnic in this ebangire surimono, the irregular cut of the paper matching the casual, unhurried movement of the figures through a landscape suggested by flowering plants or blossoming trees. The outing depicted may be a cherry-blossom viewing party (hanami) or a summer excursion, the children's presence lending the scene a familial warmth.
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Women and children out for a picnic was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) in n.d..
Women and children out for a picnic depicts children and daily life.