Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 135139

Lantern and Rickshaw in Rain

Artist / 作者: TomitaTomita (pre-1918 watercolor source-display)（作者欄役割）
Date / 年代: before c. 1914-1918 framing label
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Taisho / jaodb
Digital record / 画像記録: 600 × 450 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: Japanese Art Open Database
Published by / 公開者: 朱雀ハル
Rights / 権利: No reusable image license documented
Attribution / 表記: Japanese Art Open Database

Catalog note / 解説

THIS OLD WATERCOLOR IS SIGNED BY TOMITA. IT LOOKS LIKE A JAPANESE SCENE ON A RAINY DAY. THERE IS A MAN CARRYING A RICKSHAW AND A COUPLE PEOPLE IN THE STREET HOLDING UMBRELLAS AND LANTERNS IN THEIR HANDS. WHEN I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THIS WATERCOLOR THERE WAS A LABEL ON THE BACK INDICATING WHEN IT WAS FRAMED AND I BELIEVE THE DATE WAS AROUND 1914 OR 1918. SINCE THEN THIS LABEL HAS FELL OFF AND LOST. SO NO DOUBT THE WATERCOLOR WAS PAINTED PRIOR TO THIS. THE WATERCOLOR ITSELF MEASURES 8.75" X 13.25". THERE ARE A FEW WATERSPOTS? THAT SLIGHTLY SHOW THROUGH. INCLUDING THE FRAME, THE MEASUREMENTS ARE 15"X 18.5". THE OLD GOLD FRAME IS QUITE ORNATE BUT SOME OF THE DETAIL HAS BROKEN OFF. IT WAS MATTED…

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