Mother, child and pet rat

Unknown · 1792

Colour woodblock print, Mother, child and pet rat, designed by an unknown artist and created by the printmaker Toen, printed in Japan, 1792. Picture calendar print (egoyomi) for the year Kansei 4 (1792), a Rat Year. The character shō (small/short) and numbers for the short months 1, intercalary 2, 4, 7, 9 and 11 are written on the child’s robe.