江戸風俗十二ケ月の内 三月 潮干狩の図（中の1枚）
Third Month: Shellfish Gathering at Low Tide, from Twelve Months of Edo Customs (Center Panel)
A woman in purple vertical stripes walks barefoot across the tidal flat, her hem tucked up. Close beside her is a small figure in a red kimono with round white spots.
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The purple striped kimono stands out sharply against the pale colors of the tidal flat. The woman walks barefoot with her hem tucked up, and red and pale green underlayers peek out below. On the left are a small figure in a red kimono with round white spots and a little one whose head seems to be shaved. On the flat in the back, many people are bent over, gathering shellfish.
This is the center sheet of the three. Placed between the right and left sheets, it joins the tidal flat into one continuous stretch. According to the Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, the clams (hamaguri) gathered at low tide were also served as a treat for the Doll Festival (Hinamatsuri).
Lift your eyes to the sky above and left of the woman's hair, and a few small birds are flying there like dots. They are just a little above the horizon, which glows a bright yellow.
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- Source title
- 『江戸風俗十二ケ月の内 三月 潮干狩の図』（明治23年）
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- 136+ years ago
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