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Two Women on a Shrine Visit
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Two Women on a Shrine Visit

Hishikawa Sôri · 1804 · color woodcut; blind-stamped; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Two women on their way to a shrine; one carries a baby, the other a framed votive print (ema). To the right, a boy with a banner. This print refers to the custom of visiting a shrine within the first 30 days after the birth of a child. With two poems.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineTwo Women on a Shrine Visit. 1804. Hishikawa Sôri. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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