A woman wearing a light orange kimono with green trim and a black obi with a small white floral pattern is bending backwards over a large stone basin. Her hair is styled in an updo and secured with a black pin. A child's head is visible in the stone basin, which has a circular opening. The woman's kimono has a long white undergarment. Green leaves and branches are behind the woman. A vertical column of Japanese characters is on the right edge. The image by Kitagawa Utamaro is titled "Mother and Child".
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1800
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 422 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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