An old midwife (?) washes a newborn baby; the watchful mother lies on a futon (?), covered with a kimono. Colour woodcut by Shunshō, 1846.

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An old midwife (?) washes a newborn baby; the watchful mother lies on a futon (?), covered with a kimono. Colour woodcut by Shunshō, 1846. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.