A midwife washes a newborn baby while a kneeling attendant proffers a robe with which to wrap it; left, an attendant brings food to the mother whose hand can be glimpsed behind a screen. Woodcut by Nishikawa Sukenobu, 1716/1736.

  • Nishikawa, Sukenobu, 1671-1751.
Date:
1716/1736]
Reference:
565143i

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A midwife washes a newborn baby while a kneeling attendant proffers a robe with which to wrap it; left, an attendant brings food to the mother whose hand can be glimpsed behind a screen. Woodcut by Nishikawa Sukenobu, 1716/1736. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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