On the Veranda, Edo period (1615?1868), 1769 or 1770, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 10 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. (26. 7 x 14. 3 cm), Prints, Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725?1770), In this genre scene, a woman standing on a veranda bends over and dips water to wash her hands. The young boy amuses himself with a toy while his mother prepares herself for a busy day of housework?the mother calm and composed, the child moving about restlessly