Cleveland Museum of Art

Prayers for Rain, from the series Seven Elegant Komachi

Kitagawa UtamaroLinkedCulture matchlcp-39e686abde8d

Date

late 1790s

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Japanese Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Object ID

118832

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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