[Midwives of the Cosmic Egg],, (undated)

Lubell 8/3: 281a-i

Seven black and white woodblock prints of four stylized female figures surrounding a bird with an [internal] egg. Some of the prints show the egg to be containing a partially-formed fetal bird (Lubell 281c and 281d). 281c and 281d show much less white than the others and are labelled “Proof 1.” 281c also has brown coloring on and around the egg. 281e is labelled “Proof 2 B” and has white gouache covering unwanted lines, primarily on the bird and egg, but also on and around the two women in the foreground. 281f is numbered “III,” and has white covering most of the egg and part of the bird. On 281g blue-gray paint covers much of the egg and highlights other portions of the print. See also Lubell 338 for a larger treatment of this topic.

Sizes vary, ranging from 17 x 12 cm to 20.9 x 17.9 cm

Images measure 9.8 x 8.6 cm