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This print shows the happy companionship of Umegawa and Chubei. The two lovers walk together in the rain, and Chubei shelters Umegawa with an umbrella while she adjusts her sash. The print is from the Omi Hakkei (逢身八契, "Eight Meetings" or "Eight Pledges at Lovers' Meetings") series of prints by Utamaro. The series is of course based on the famous Omi Hakkei (近江八景, "Eight Views of Ōmi") series by Hiroshige, which was in turn based on a Chinese set of prints titled "Eight Views of Xiaoxiang". This particular print represents the "Returning Sails" theme (hinted in the vignette in the upper-left) traditionally present in all "Eight Views" series.
This print is an o-ban nishiki-e ("large size brocade print"), also known as an o-nishiki. Bokashi gradation can be seen around the edges of the print, mimicking the fading of older ukiyo-e that results from prolonged exposure to light.
Other prints in this set
- Masterpiece Ukiyo-e Collection - Part 1
- Niōmon Gate
- Standing Courtesan
- Teika Descending East
- Leading Kabuki Actors
- Eguchi and Saigyō
- Puppeteer
- Lady Playing Shamisen
- Autumn Breeze
- Beauty under the Flowers
- Playing with a Kemari Ball
- Six Women Relaxing
- Beauties and a Plum Tree
- Admiring Plum Blossoms at Night
- Banquet at Hinkai
- Actor Iwai Hanshirō
- Actor Ichikawa Benzō
- Pleasure Quarter at Fukagawa
- Beauty in Long Undergarment
- Nakamura Sukegorō and Ōtani Hiroji
- Rehearsal
- Sawamura Sōjurō
- Perspective View of Shin Yoshiwara
- Woman in a Black Gauze Hood
- Ōgiya Tsukasa
- Minami Jūni Kō: The Ninth Month
- Breeze on the Riverbank
- Deeply Hidden Love
- The Lovers Chubei and Umekawa