Yamauba Blackening her Teeth, with Kintarō

Creator Name

Kitagawa Utamaro

Cultural Context

Japan

Date

ca. 1795

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Title

Yamauba Blackening her Teeth, with Kintarō

Creator

Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese, ca. 1754–1806, Artist

Worktype

Prints

Cultural Context

Japan

Material

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

Dimensions

Oban: 14 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (37.5 x 24.8 cm);
height: 37.5centimetre;
width: 24.8centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

ca. 1795

Provenance

Gift of John and Lili Bussel, 1996

Style Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Children; Women; Mirrors

Topic

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Kitagawa Utamaro, Yamauba Blackening her Teeth, with Kintarō, ca. 1795, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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