山姥と金太郎, Yamauba Combing Her Hair and Kintoki, Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1801

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山姥と金太郎, Yamauba Combing Her Hair and Kintoki, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1801, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 5/8 in. ( cm); W. 10 in. ( cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806), The story of Yamamba and Kintoki celebrates the freedom of the spirited mother and son who lived together in the wilderness. Yamamba's bare breasts express her maternity and her closeness to the earth

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