Mother and Child, Edo period (1615?1868), ca. 1793, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 5/8 in. (37. 1 cm) ; W. 10 in. (25. 4 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753? ?1806), Utamaro composed this two image with considerable skill and humor, creating a circular movement through gazes and gestures. The mother and child are simultaneously involved in multiple activities. The mother arranges her coiffure before a mirror stand and nurses her baby, while he suckles, pinches her other nipple, and reaches for a toy that is offered by another woman