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Jul 17, 2014
Women Watching a Girl Dance on Shells (From the series Fashionable Presentations of Three Horses)
Women Watching a Girl Dance on Shells (From the series Fashionable Presentations of Three Horses)
1784
Torii Kiyonaga 鳥居 清長
(Japanese, 1752–1815)
(1615-1868)
Color woodblock print
Sheet: 36.3 x 24.8 cm (14 5/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.330
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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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