# Mother Teaching her Daughter Calligraphy, from the series, Twelve Occupations of Women

By [Kitagawa Utamaro](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/kitagawa-utamaro.md>), c. 1798.

## Details

- Medium: color woodblock print
- Dimensions: Sheet: 38.8 x 25.2 cm (15 1/4 x 9 15/16 in.)
- Collection: [Cleveland Museum of Art](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-36a1fc18d246201d.md>)

[View collection record](<https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.337>)

- Categories: Print, Works on Paper
- Styles: [Japanese Ukiyo-e](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/japanese-ukiyo-e.md>)

## Image

![A mother leans over a child writing at a low desk.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-36a1fc18d246201d-177c0f492499d522/full.jpg?v=a17534a5b9fb11cfad0178d398b914df517e587d115088cb079507764de45417>)

## Sources & credits

- The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1921.337. Gift from J. H. Wade. CC0 Open Access.
- Gift from J. H. Wade
- Cleveland Museum of Art

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