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Beating the Second Wife According to the Old Custom

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重LinkedCulture matchlcp-2523d4aea285

Date: Late Edo period, circa 1852
Medium: Center panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper
Culture: Japanese
Department: Department of Asian Art
Institution: Harvard Art Museums
Object ID: 30762

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A group of women in traditional Japanese attire engage in a lively activity involving a circular object.

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