In the foreground

The main focus of this painting is a young woman, kneeling in the centre, removing the corn cobs from her basket, and spreading them out in the sun on a blanket.

Contrasting figures

In the background is another woman, busily engaged in a task and painted with darker colors, contrasting with the younger girl in the foreground.

Painting motion

Malhoa focuses the attention on the bent body of the young woman in the foreground as she leans over the basket.

Yellow all around

The women's face and blouse are bathed in sunlight, with the yellow in her headscarf matching the corns on the ground.

The amazing everyday

These two ornate screens show dazzling clouds, painted with gold-leaf, parting to show the activities of everyday people in Kyoto in the 17th Century.

Festive floats

A parade of floats celebrating Gion Matsuri, a ritual purification of diseases, passes through the streets. Can you spot the model of a mantis on top of one float?

Something fishy

Over by the river, onlookers watch from the bridge as fisherman make their catch of the day.

Face-to-face

There seems to be a bull on the loose! Who do you think would win in a fight between these two crop-carriers?

Visitors from abroad

These figures don't seem to fit in. Their clothes and strange possessions set them apart. They're visitors from Europe! Can you spot a peacock?