Mother and Child at Dusk (Oyako yugure), from the series "Three Evening Pleasure of the Floating World (Ukiyo san seki)", Kitagawa Utamaro

Mother and Child at Dusk (Oyako yugure), from the series "Three Evening Pleasure of the Floating World (Ukiyo san seki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese) (1753-1806)

Movement: Japanese woodblock print
Date: c. 1800
Medium: Colour woodcut on paper
Dimensions: 51.5 × 23.5 cm
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

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Woman Mother Child Motherhood Family Tenderness Fan Towel Kimono Hairdressing Standing Seated Evening Dusk Summer Genre scene Cartouche Signature Print Woodcut Ukiyo-e Japan Old Japan Clothing Text

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