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Woodblock Print from an Illustrated Book, Japan, 1720 - 50, Woodblock print on paper, On loan from the Royal Ontario Museum, 916.9.102
This hand-coloured woodblock print shows a group of women of the upper class in a scene of collective reading, gathered around a reading stand, while another woman at right brings in more books. The women are likely reading poetry or popular…