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[People walking beneath umbrellas along the seashore during a rainstorm] – Antique Print

[People walking beneath umbrellas along the seashore during a rainstorm], [between 1890 and 1940] — historic print
[People walking beneath umbrellas along the seashore during a rainstorm], [between 1890 and 1940]. Historic print from the Japanese Prints collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[People walking beneath umbrellas along the seashore during a rainstorm] comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Rain turns a seashore walk into a study in shelter, with figures moving along the sand beneath their umbrellas. The record places the scene in Japanese country life of the 1830s through 1860s, the late Edo period, when artists such as Hiroshige made weather and travel central to landscape prints. This sheet is a later reprint from the Showa era (1926 to 1989) by Takamizawa, so its color and line reflect modern printing of an older design. Notice how the repeated umbrellas set the rhythm of the composition.

Created / published[between 1890 and 1940]
Medium1 print : woodcut, color.
GenreUkiyo-e Japanese Color 1830-1860.Woodcuts Japanese Color 1890-1940.
NotesTitle and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Takamizawa modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).
SubjectsCountry life--Japan--1830-1860. Rain--Japan--1830-1860. Umbrellas--Japan--1830-1860.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,409 × 3,587 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-221877

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