With barely a hint of landscape, three women in their simple but colorful garments stand out brilliantly as the focal point of this print. The oval basket with a hole in its top waits to be filled by these elegant clam diggers. The shell in the foreground shows us the type of clams they are gathering. Date: 1897 (Meiji). Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: height: 35.5 cm (13.9 in); width: 22.5 cm (8.8 in). Medium: pigments on mulberry paper. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Fukuda Hatsujiro - Fuzoku ga - Walters 95647
