A man and woman (?) approach a shop entrance; a kneeling shopkeeper greets them while an assistant holds out a hat for them to view. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige III, ca. 1880.

  • Hiroshige III, 1842?-1894.
Date:
1880?]
Reference:
564712i
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Description

Both shoppers wear Japanese robes and Western style hats; the woman (?) carries a brightly coloured handbag and an umbrella, and wears high heeled boots

Publication/Creation

[Edo [Tokyo] (?) : [publisher not identified], 1880?]

Physical description

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours ; image 15.7 x 20.5 cm

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Lettering

Extensive lettering in Japanese

Notes

One of a pair of prints representing "industry" (this record) and "idleness" (record 564728i in this catalogue)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 564712i

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