Women on a Veranda Stretching Cloth to Dry
- Date:
- c. 1799
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; surimono
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Women on a sun-lit veranda stretch a length of fabric between them, pulling it taut to dry after washing or dyeing in this surimono from around 1799. The scene belongs to Hokusai's sustained attention to the domestic textile arts that occupied much of the female labor of Edo households and workshops, the cloth's pattern and the women's coordinated posture creating a composition of elegant geometric precision.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Women on a Veranda Stretching Cloth to Dry was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) in c. 1799.
Women on a Veranda Stretching Cloth to Dry depicts interiors.