Omi hakkei no uchi
(Japan and Korea )
A mother and her child prepare roasted "dango," or rice cakes, traditionally eaten to mark special events throughout the year. In this print, they are being prepared for "tsukimi," the moon-viewing festival held on the autumnal equinox.
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Provenance
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C. Robert Snell, Oriental Arts & Antiques, Timonium, Maryland; purchased by Justine Lewis Keidel, Owings Mills, Maryland, after 1971; given to Walters Art Museum, 1991.
Geographies
Japan, Osaka (Place of Origin)
Measurements
14 5/8 x 9 13/16 in. (37.2 x 25 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1991
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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95.606