Yamauba and Kintarō
The ostensible subjects of these portraits are the wild boy Kintarō and his adoptive mother, Yamauba, who lived in the mountains. Utamaro produced many images of this pair that astutely capture intimate moments between mother and son.
Artwork Details
- 喜多川歌麿画 山姥と金太郎
- Title: Yamauba and Kintarō
- Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, ca. 1754–1806)
- Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
- Date: ca. 1795
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: H. 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm); W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914
- Object Number: JP980
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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