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Woman in a Sudden Rain on the Sumida River; Illustration of a Verse on Evening Rain by Kikaku, from the series Stories of People Famous for Loyalty and Filial Devotion
Woman in a Sudden Rain on the Sumida River; Illustration of a Verse on Evening Rain by Kikaku, from the series Stories of People Famous for Loyalty and Filial Devotion

Woman in a Sudden Rain on the Sumida River; Illustration of a Verse on Evening Rain by Kikaku, from the series Stories of People Famous for Loyalty and Filial Devotion

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Publisher
Datemid-1840s
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ōban; overall: 13 3/4 × 8 15/16 in. (34.9 × 22.7 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
PortfolioStories of People Famous for Loyalty and Filial Devotion (Chuko meiyo kijinden)
Object number1950.661
Status
Not on view
ProvenanceMary A. Ainsworth; by bequest 1950 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Highlights of the Ainsworth Collection of Japanese Woodblock Prints
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (May 15, 1990 - July 18, 1990 )
Collections
  • Asian
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1848
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1882
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1847-48
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ca. 1840
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ca. 1840
Yang Xiang (Yōkō) Protecting His Father from the Tiger, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
Yang Xiang (Yōkō) Protecting His Father from the Tiger, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
ca. 1840
Zeng Shen (Sōshin) Climbing Down from a Tree, from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety
Zeng Shen (Sōshin) Climbing Down from a Tree, from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety
late 1840s
Wang Xiang (Ōshō) Catching Carp for His Stepmother from a Frozen River, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
Wang Xiang (Ōshō) Catching Carp for His Stepmother from a Frozen River, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
ca. 1840
Wu Meng (Gomō) Fetching Braziers to Keep Mosquitoes from Biting His Father, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
Wu Meng (Gomō) Fetching Braziers to Keep Mosquitoes from Biting His Father, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
ca. 1840
The Woodcutter Zeng Shen (Sōshin) Hurrying Home to His Mother Who Had Bitten Her Finger in Irritation at His Absence to Call Him Home, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
The Woodcutter Zeng Shen (Sōshin) Hurrying Home to His Mother Who Had Bitten Her Finger in Irritation at His Absence to Call Him Home, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
ca. 1840
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1843–44