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Night Rain at the Yoshiwara
Night Rain at the Yoshiwara
Night Rain at the Yoshiwara

Night Rain at the Yoshiwara

Artist (born Edo, Japan, 1790; died Japan, 1848)
Datecirca 1840s
MediumWoodblock print
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/4 x 14 1/8 in. (23.5 x 35.9 cm)
Mat Overall: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineGift of Mrs. James W. Lyon
Terms
  • landscape
  • Cityscape
  • figurative
  • Woodblock print
Object number1971.123.3
DescriptionA crowd of people carrying umbrellas walking along a road beside a river or lake. City, trees, and dark clouds in the distance. A heavy rain is falling indicated by diagonal lines across the image.
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