- 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

was taken by her mother to hide

Signed: Artist's signature and red seal in the lower left corner of the image

Artist's name "Shuzo Ikeda" in Japanese and English

The interplay between stopping and listening creates a moment of calm and quiet reflection

- 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