Two Ladies, Each with a Portion of a Lacquered Mirror, Edo period (1615?1868), 1790s, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 18 5/8 in. (47. 3 cm) ; W. 7 5/8 in. (19. 4 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753? ?1806), Utamaro selectively used reflection to reinforce narrative and to emphasize themes. In this print, a standing woman holds up a mirror to a seated woman. Ironically, Utamaro chose to show the standing woman's reflection in the lacquered back of the mirror rather than the seated woman's in the mirror itself