Prayers for Rain, from the series Seven Elegant Komachi, Kitagawa Utamaro

Prayers for Rain, from the series Seven Elegant Komachi

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese) (1753-1806)

Movement: Japanese woodblock print
Date: 1790s
Medium: Colour woodcut on paper
Dimensions: 38.2 × 25.2 cm (sheet)
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0

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