Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | A woman with a child playing with a cat | Edo period, 19th century

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806)

A woman with a child playing with a cat

Edo period, 19^th century

woodblock print, from the series Precious Children as the Basis for Proverbs (Kodakana tatoe no fushi), signed Utamaro hitsu (Brush of Utamaro), published by Iwatoya Kisaburo (Eirindo), circa 1803, framed

Vertical oban:

36.6 x 25.4 cm., 14 3/8 x 10 in. (the print)

59 x 44.5 cm., 23 1/4 x 17 1/12 in. (the frame)