# The Hour of the Snake (from the series A Clock for Young Women)

By [Kitagawa Utamaro](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/kitagawa-utamaro.md>), c. 1796.

## Details

- Medium: color woodblock print
- Dimensions: Sheet: 36.2 x 23.2 cm (14 1/4 x 9 1/8 in.)
- Collection: [Cleveland Museum of Art](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-36a1fc18d246201d.md>)

[View collection record](<https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.345>)

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

## Image

![Two women converse, one holding a round mirror.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-36a1fc18d246201d-bcc7516a0303bdd1/full.jpg?v=e2402507d97a2eb0b53dd354072b48dcdf7e146729d1983f0431b8344b745766>)

## Sources & credits

- The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1921.345. Gift from J. H. Wade. CC0 Open Access.
- Gift from J. H. Wade
- Cleveland Museum of Art

[Canonical HTML page](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/art/the-hour-of-the-snake-from-the-series-a-clock-for-young-women>)