| Maker(s): | Kitagawa Utamaro I | | Culture: | Japanese (1753-1806)
| | Title: | Kakitsuke [Blackening], from the series Hakoiri Ichidai Kagami [Mirror of Life of a Protected Woman]
| | Date Made: | April 1806
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and colors on paper
| | Place Made: | Asia; Japan
| | Measurements: | Image: 18.7325 cm x 12.7 cm; 7 3/8 in x 5 in; Sight: 18.415 cm x 12.7 cm; 7 1/4 in x 5 in
| | Narrative Inscription: | SIGNATURE: recto, ctr. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Utamaro hitsu]; TITLE; recto, upp. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Hakoiri Ichidai Kagami / Kakitsuke]; SEAL: recto, lwr. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Sen Ichi]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Kiwame]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, A].
| | Accession Number: | MH 1973.428.Q.RII
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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