- Musume Hidokei, Uma no koku (The Hour of the Horse, from the series Sundial of Young Women) - Matazo Kayama C" (hors commerce) means an

C" (hors commerce)  means an article not for sale in French

The incredibly fine rendering of each strand of straw creates a striking sense of texture

Paper size: 21 and 3/4 by 16 and 1/2 inches (55

" from 'Sukeroku Yukari no Edozakura' (a Kabuki play)

printed in 1998

- Musume Hidokei, Uma no koku (The Hour of the Horse, from the series Sundial of Young Women) - Matazo Kayama C" (hors commerce) means anThe beautiful woodblock print Musume Hidokei, Uma no Koku (The Hour of the Horse, from the series Sundial of Young Women) is by Kitagawa Utamaro. This celebrated series portrays the daily life of townswomen at various hours of the day, with the Hour of the Horse corresponding to around noon. The composition depicts two young women fresh from the bath, each holding a tenugui (hand towel). The woman on the right gently clenches between her teeth a small