Cherries and Dog-Shaped Box  1858

Signed: Kaikai Kiitsu, Seal: Shukurin [br]Mr. and Mrs. Richard Crane Fund Gallery label: Together with the cherry blossoms, the images here indicate the girls’ doll festival, or hinamatsuri, traditionally observed on the third day of the third lunar month. The painting is therefore a festive celebration of spring. The clamshells were used for a matching game, with iden...