Mother and Child

ca. 1800

Not on view

As in a number of the prints in this exhibition, the reflection of the mother and child in this image enables us to see the figures from two sides. Here, a dog raises its paw, perhaps in imitation of the baby's elevated hand. Such mother-and-child prints by Utamaro influenced the work of Mary Cassatt.

Artwork Details

児戯意乃三笑　恵恩芳子
Title: Mother and Child
Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, ca. 1754–1806)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1800
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 14 5/16 in. (36.4 cm); W. 9 9/16 in. (24.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939
Object Number: JP2811
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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