Amagoi, Ono no Komachi Praying for Rain, Chōbunsai Eishi, ca. 1791

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Amagoi, Ono no Komachi Praying for Rain, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1791, Japan, Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper, H. 15 1/4 in. ( cm); W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm), Prints, Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829), In this sophisticated image of beauties enjoying an outing, the original content of the theme is intentionally obscured. Only the rain and the small boat in the distance refer to the Kabuki play Komachi Praying for Rain

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