Kitagawa Tsukimaro. Mother and child playing with turtle and shadow lantern.

Kitagawa Tsukimaro (Kikumaro): 喜多川月麿, fl. c. 1794–1836.

Mother is playing with her child: they left playing with shadow lantern for freeing a turtle (Hojo–e, or “Rite for the Release of Living Beings”).

Signed: Tsukimaro hitsu (月麿筆); Publisher’s mark; censor’s seal: Kiwame + Yamaguchiya Tôbei gyōji seal (1811-14).

SKU: SVJP-0027 Categories: Japanese woodblock print, Pictures

Collection	Japanese prints and drawings
Country	Japan
Period	1811-14, 19 AD, Edo Period (1603 – 1868)
Artist	Kitagawa Tsukimaro (Kikumaro): 喜多川月麿, fl. c. 1794–1836
Subject	Child, Mother, Playthings, Shadow lantern, Turtle
Media	Colour, Ink, Paper, Woodblock print
Size	Oban
Publisher	Yamaguchiya Tôbei (Kinkōdō)
Acquisition year	2014

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