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Prayers for Rain, from the series Seven Elegant Komachi
Utamarolate 1790s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Seven plays based on legends from the life of 9th-century poet Ono no Komachi served as the source for this print series. In the play, Komachi shelters from the rain under an umbrella held by her servant. In this print, an elegantly coiffed mother and child replace the poet and her servant.
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- Title: Prayers for Rain, from the series Seven Elegant Komachi
- Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
- Date Created: late 1790s
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 38.2 x 25.2 cm (15 1/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
- Provenance: (James Parmelee [1855–1931], Cleveland, OH, and Washington, DC, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Print
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.1030
- Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Inscriptions: Signature: Utamaro hitsu Publisher: Tsuruya Kinsuke (emblem)
- Department: Japanese Art
- Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
- Credit Line: Bequest of James Parmelee
- Collection: Japanese Art
- Accession Number: 1940.1030
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