Untitled
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1793 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Asian Art
Utamaro composed this image with considerable skill and humor, creating a circular movement through gazes and gestures. The mother, seated behind a freestanding screen, sticks out her tongue at her child. When the child responds to her reflection with an outstretched hand, another woman reacts with laughter and grasps the child's belt.
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Date
- ca. 1793
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Fletcher Fund, 1929
