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Wanting to Decide Right Away: Octopus from Takasago in Harima Province
A woman in a kimono sits next to a cat and reads. In a scene behind the woman, people work in and around the sea. Insets include some Japanese text.
A Little Annoyed: Tango Province
A woman in a striped kimono is in the foreground with a window behind her. Past the window is a landscape and a man. Several insets contain Japanese text. The background is a rich blue.
Wanting to Sober Up Quickly: Buzen Province
A woman in a blue striped and flowered kimono is in the foreground. Behind her is a scene of people working yarns. In the upper right corner of the print is some Japanese text.
Wanting to Try It On Right Away: Fungus from Kumano in Kii Province
A woman in a red kimono and a blue robe dominates the foreground of the print while in a scene behind her is a man climbing a mountain. The woman's hair is in an elaborate style with two long picks with sculpted handles. In an inset in the upper right corner of the print is some Japanese text.
Wanting to Suckle: Fresh Sea Cucumbers from Mikawa Province
A woman in a kimono holds an infant while behind her is a scene of men in a boat with a mountain in the distance. In the upper right corner of the print is an inset containing Japanese text.
Sleepy: Salamanders from Izu Province
A woman rests her head on her hand and appears to be sleeping. Her kimono is brown and striped. A scene on the wall behind her is of some men in the landscape who appear to be climbing a mountain. Some Japanese text is also part of the woodblock print.
Wanting to Have Good Weather: Dried Bonito from Tosa Province
A woman wearing a kimono holds a doll and a cup of tea. Behind her is scene of people doing laundry by the sea. Some Japanese text is in the upper right corner of the print.
Wanting to Be Independent: Cloth from Echigo Province
Woman looking into a hand-held mirror and dabbing at her forehead is the main portion of the composition. Her kimono consists of two colors and patterns, one pale purple and the collar red. A landscape scene is behind the woman with people toting bushels of straw and others working in the water.
Wanting to Eat Something Good: Giant Butterbur from Akita in Dewa Province
A woman wearing a purple kimono rests her head on both hands and behind her is a scene of people walking underneath huge green leaves. Insets includes Japanese text.
Dandy with Cigar
The drawing depicts a caricature of a man in profile smoking a large cigar. The drawing is mostly in black pencil with some red on the dandy's nose and some yellow in his hair.
Dance of the Nymphs
No Description Available.
Sunbonnet
Sunbonnet of black silk taffeta. The brim of the hat has 6 shirred hoops with deep padding in between, and a ruffled edge of the same fabric. At center back of neck, on the tail of the hat, is a flat bow of black silk taffeta, and the ties are of black silk taffeta ribbon. The crown is lined with brown glazed cotton fabric. The TFC thanks Rebecca Jumper Matheson for her research on this object.
Landing at Sabbath Day Point
No Description Available.
Geese in Flight
A landscape painting of a town below geese in flight.
Steamer ''Saint Lawrence''
A painting depicting a steamboat on a river.
The Burnish Sisters
No Description Available.
New York Harbor
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View on Lake George
Landscape view of a lake and the surrounding mountains.
Mississippi Boatman
A painting of a boatman smoking a pipe while sitting on a shipping container.
Lake Lucerne
A landscape view of Lake Lucerne and the surrounding mountains and countryside.
Self-Portrait
No Description Available.
Red-Tailed Hawk
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George Washington
Portrait of George Washington, visible from the chest up. Washington is wearing a dark-colored military uniform with gold trim and is posed looking to his right. There is an oval-shaped frame around the portrait.
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