The bath (the tub). 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
Summary
Print shows a woman holding a naked child while checking the temperature of water in a small bathing tub.
Title from mount.
Signed in pencil on lower right, below plate.
Signed with artist's monogram stamp on bottom center of plate.
Inscribed in pencil on lower right corner: Imprimée par l'artiste et M. Leroy.
Inscribed in pencil on bottom center: (25 epreuves).
Ex-coll.: Richard Hartshorne (Lugt suppl. 2215b), ownership stamp on verso.
Breeskin, 143
Purchase; Pennell fund; (DLC/PP-1946:0038.5)
Forms part of: Fine print filing series (Library of Congress).
Exhibited: "Mary Cassatt Retrospective" at the Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama, Japan, June - September 2016.
The image of Mary holding the Christ Child is a common depiction in Christian art and is known as the "Madonna and Child." It represents the mother of Jesus and her son and is a symbol of motherhood, love, and compassion.
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