Woman Folding Cloth

Woman Folding Cloth

Katsushika Hokusai

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

In this suggestive scene, a woman measures cloth while her young son peeks under her skirts.The poem reads as follows: Mother unfolds her child's tucked-up dresses; The day has also become longer With the spring.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.