喜多川歌麿画 山姥と金太郎|Yamauba Playing with Kintarō

Kitagawa Utamaro

ca. 1795 · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Utamaro created numerous scenes featuring mothers and children. These prints are among the more than thirty that portray the relationship between the spirit Yamauba (or Yamanba) and her adopted son, Kintarō (or Kintoki). Discovered by Yamauba and raised in a forest, the boy grows up to be a legendary hero.

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Date

ca. 1795

Medium

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914