#1998, Photographed by Mary Elizabeth Kulesa, 2023
Recto
Name/Title
Two Geisha and Porter in Wind and Rain at Night
Entry/Object ID
1998
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
James W. Paul, Jr., Philadelphia
Notes
Date: 1969
Credit Line: Gift of James W. Paul, Jr. to the Drexel Library then transferred to The Drexel Collection
Means of Accession: Transfer
Source: James W. Paul, Jr. Donated to the Drexel Library 1906-1907
Made/Created
Artist
Kitagawa Utamaro
Date made
1801
Place
Country
Japan
Continent
Asia
Dimensions
Height
9-5/8 in
Width
14-3/8 in
Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Curator Pick of the Month
Label
Kitagawa Utamaro was a Japanese artist who was born in 1753 and died in 1806. Utamaro is one of the most recognizable ukiyo-e designers. Ukiyo-e prints greatly influenced Western artists as well as the west’s view of Japanese art. Utamaro’s images often depict women with elongated features and exaggerated proportions. In this particular image, a man holding a lantern is escorting two geishas through the rain at night. This piece is part of Volume 2 of “Ehon Shiki no Hana” (Flowers of the Four Seasons.)
