Japanese Print "Lovers behind Umbrella - Kabuki" by Kitagawa Utamaro
Artist:Kitagawa Utamaro
Title:Lovers behind Umbrella - Kabuki
Date:Ca. 1798-1802.
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Source:artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description:
A frontispiece of a shunga album, made ca. 1798-1802, portraying Umegawa and Chubei who were famous lovers in Kabuki play. Shunga or shunga albums were almost always signed in riddles or using a pen name.