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Mother and Child

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a woman and a child, titled "Mother and Child" by Kitagawa Utamaro. The woman sits on the floor, wearing a kimono with a red and tan floral pattern, her black hair pulled back into a bun adorned with a red flower. She looks down at a baby, who lies on their back on the floor, wearing a red diaper with a bow, and touches the baby's hand. Behind them, another woman with black hair sits, also wearing a kimono, and looks into a round mirror. The mirror sits on a black stand beside a black box. The background is a light brown color with some Japanese writing on the right side.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1793
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
419 × 624 px
Museum record:
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