忠臣蔵五段目|A Woman Snatching a Bag of Sweetmeats from Her MotHer
1780
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
About the artist
1780
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
忠臣蔵五段目|A Woman Snatching a Bag of Sweetmeats from Her MotHer is a 1780 ink by Kitagawa Utamaro, a Romanticism work, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows two women in a quiet moment. One kneels, reaching out to grab a small bag from the other woman’s hand. The standing woman holds a basket and looks down at her, wearing a dark robe and a tall black hat. Behind them, a smaller scene shows a man carrying a child on his back, with a sword at his side. The kneeling woman’s hair is tied back simply, and both wear traditional robes in soft colors. The background has a faint garden and a scroll with Japanese writing. This print is part of a series by Kitagawa Utamaro.
