Japanese women picnicing in a field, Tokyo, 18th century

Japanese women picnicing in a field outside Tokyo, 18th century. Women smoking a tobacco pipe while waiting for a soba-shop woman to bring a kettle and tray of noodles. Handcoloured ukiyo-e woodblock print by Toyokuni Utagawa from Shikitei Sanba's Ehon Imayo Sugata (Picture Book of the Modern Forms and Figures, Tokyo, 1916. Reprint of the original from 1802

Alcove Calligraphy Cartouche Coral Ehon Elite Forms Imayo Picnicing Samurai Sanba Scrolls Shikitei Sugata Tassle Tatami Toyokuni Ukiyo Utagawa Woodblock

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