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Lovers Walking in the Snow Sheltered by an Umbrella
Lovers Walking in the Snow Sheltered by an Umbrella
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

Lovers Walking in the Snow Sheltered by an Umbrella

Artist (Japanese, active 1737–76)
Dateabout 1754
Mediumwoodblock print; ink and color on paper; benizuri-e (2-color: green and beni); later hand-colored with yellow and green.
Dimensions39.7 x 24.1 cm (15 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
MarkingsPublisher:Mark of Urokogata-ya (a circle with three triangles) and hanmoto (publisher) [in rectangular cartouche]
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.2175
Label TextA young couple are depicted are depicted walking in the snow, unfolding a long letter paper in order to read a poem. The youth holds an open umbrella across his left shoulder and has his right arm about the shoulders of the young woman. With his right hand he grasps one end of the paper, held by the woman in her left hand. Her outer kimono is decorted with a design of plum blossoms and round crane crests. His kimono is decorated with a design of rabbits and his haori with narcissus.
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