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Torii Kiyonaga

Women Watching a Girl Dance on Shells (From the series Fashionable Presentations of Three Horses)

1784
color woodblock print

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Dancing plays a significant role in festival celebrations and special occasions. The young girl is dancing on a pair of bivalve shells (also used as game pieces in other amusements), accompanied by the music of the samisen (3-stringed guitar).

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