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Sheltering from a Sudden Shower by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

Sheltering from a Sudden Shower

Sheltering from a Sudden Shower

Kitagawa Utamaro

1794–1805

Medium: Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Dimensions: 38 × 73.4 cm (15 × 28 15/16 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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printasian artJapanese (culture or style)woodblock print

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