
The greedy woman leaving the three sparrows
- Medium:
- Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
- Image courtesy of
- Saru Gallery
Description
An elderly, hunched woman with white hair and a deeply lined face walks left on bare feet, leaning on a cane and carrying a large wicker-topped wooden chest strapped to her back; she wears a brown patterned kimono over a blue underlayer with a green sash, muted earth tones dominating her half of the composition. To the right, three small sparrows with human hands and feet, dressed in kimono (olive-green stripe, lavender, and blue patterned) and wooden geta, huddle together on a plain tan ground, one raising an arm as if calling out. Columns of Japanese calligraphy and two red seals fill the lower right corner of this mokuhanga print, "The greedy woman leaving the three sparrows," by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The greedy woman leaving the three sparrows was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年).



