Sheltering from a Sudden Shower

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1799/1800

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Sheltering from a Sudden Shower, c. 1799/1800. Color woodblock print; oban triptych.

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Color woodblock print; oban triptych · 38 × 73.4 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Sheltering from a Sudden Shower
Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806
Date: c. 1799/1800
Medium: Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Dimensions: 38 × 73.4 cm (15 × 28 15/16 in.)
Credit line: Clarence Buckingham Collection
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Ukiyo-e c. 1600–1900

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