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Beauties in the Rain

Size: 39.5cm by 27.0cm (15.55 in by 10.63 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Torii Kiyonaga

Era: Post-war | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 6,000$ 46.00£ 35.25€ 42.50 [Item has been sold]

Description: This print is from Kiyonaga's representative series 風俗東之錦 (Current Manners in Eastern Brocade), which depicts the various manners and customs of the people of Edo.

It is a pleasant work that depicts three young women who walk gallantly in the rain while talking after taking a bath. The scene is with movement, such as the rain falling diagonally and the slight disturbance of their hem.

This version is a post-war reproduction by Takamizawa Company.

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