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A Woman Among Young Pines
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A Woman Among Young Pines

Katsushika Hokutai · c. 1800 - c. 1805 · color woodcut; paper

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

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In a hilly landscape, a woman with a basket walks. Behind her, a row of pine saplings. With one poem about the seven herbs of spring (haru no nanakusa). The herbs were used for the New Year's ritual on the seventh day of the first month.

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Credit lineA Woman Among Young Pines. c. 1800 - c. 1805. Katsushika Hokutai. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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