Woman stretching cloth to dry; two children at play

A woman in a pale headscarf stretches a long white cloth over a pole beneath a drooping willow tree, while two children play nearby on the pale ground. A wooden tub sits at left, painted in soft ink and light color on faded silk.

Artist

Hanabusa Itcho 英一蝶 (1652-1724)

Date

late 17th-early 18th century

Medium

Ink and light color on silk

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

1920 × 1416 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art