Mother Teaching her Daughter Calligraphy, from the series, Twelve Occupations of Women
A color woodblock print depicts two women. The woman standing, leaning over, wears a black and gold headpiece with two long sticks. She wears a kimono with a black, gold, and white striped design on the sleeves and upper back; the lower body of the kimono is covered with thin, horizontal stripes in shades of gold and white; a black band borders the hem. The seated woman, wearing a low bun hairdo adorned with a hairpin, holds a long stick in her right hand over a gray mat with black lines; she writes on the mat. The seated woman's kimono shows salmon pink with white floral patterns underneath; the sleeves and upper part are beige. The beige background features Japanese characters on the left side. A small red seal stamp appears in the top right corner. The overall color palette consists of shades of gold, white, salmon pink, black, and beige.
Artwork Details
- Dimensions
- 593 × 900 px
- Museum Record
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