Prayers for Rain, from the series Seven Elegant Komachi
late 1790s
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- 38.2 × 25.2 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-195120
Seven plays based on legends from the life of 9th-century poet Ono no Komachi served as the source for this print series. In the play, Komachi shelters from the rain under an umbrella held by her servant. In this print, an elegantly coiffed mother and child replace the poet and her servant.
Provenance
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.1030
Registry history
- late 1790s — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints
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