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Yamauba Blackening her Teeth, with Kintarō

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese woodblock print of a woman and a child. The woman has long dark hair and wears a kimono with blue floral designs. She sits on the floor with her knees bent. A child wearing a headband and shoes rides on her back. The woman holds a mirror. A pot on a stand sits to her left. Japanese writing appears on the right and a seal appears on the bottom left. The background is beige with darker spots.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1795
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
422 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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