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Suzuki Harunobu Japanese
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The two young women in Harunobu's print are on their way to a bathhouse in the rain. The woman in front carries a bathrobe and a towel, an important clue about where they are going. Harunobu often enhances the narrative quality of his work with such a humorous touch.
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Title: Two Women in a Storm
Artist:
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1764–72
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm); W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Object Number: JP2440
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