Mother Teaching her Daughter Calligraphy, from the series, Twelve Occupations of Women
1798
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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1798
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Mother Teaching her Daughter Calligraphy, from the series, Twelve Occupations of Women is a 1798 by Kitagawa Utamaro, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows two women sitting side by side. The woman on top is holding a brush and looking up, while the one below carefully copies her movements. Both wear traditional Japanese robes and hairstyles, with soft colors like pink and cream. Notice how the artist uses simple lines and flat colors to focus on the quiet moment of learning. The background is barely there, keeping all the attention on their hands and faces. Check out the artist’s work for more scenes like this: Kitagawa Utamaro.
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