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Japanese woodblock print of a woman holding a box with a lobster while a child kneels beside a tray of food in a room.

Two Young Attendants on New Year's Day, Surimono by Katsukawa Shuntei

A color woodblock print in a square format framed by a decorative border. A woman in a patterned kimono holds a white box containing a large red lobster and greens, while a child in striped robes kneels beside her. A tray with fish and bowls sits on a low lacquered stand in a room corner, and poem columns fill the upper left.

Artist
Katsukawa Shuntei
Date
c. 1820
Medium
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1943 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1825).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection