A woman as Ohara-me, of the Ohara village outside Kyoto, who carries a load of cut flowers on her head, attracting a butterfly. Colour woodcut by Yamamoto Shōun, 1906.

A girl pretending to be frightened by a boy in a fox mask. Colour woodcut by Yamamoto Shōun, 1906.

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Yamamoto Shōun

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A woman as Ohara-me, of the Ohara village outside Kyoto, who carries a load of cut flowers on her head, attracting a butterfly. Colour woodcut by Yamamoto Shōun, 1906.

A girl pretending to be frightened by a boy in a fox mask. Colour woodcut by Yamamoto Shōun, 1906.