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Woodblock print of a woman in a dotted kimono with umbrella beside a man wrapped in cloth, under slanting rain.

Husband and Wife Caught in an Evening Shower (Fufu no Yudachi)

A woman in a dark kimono patterned with pale dots and a pink obi stands beside a man whose head is wrapped in a pale cloth, holding a closed umbrella against slanting rain lines. Color woodblock print in tall naga-oban format, with a calligraphic title at upper left and a red artist's seal.

Artist
Kitagawa Utamaro
Date
c. 1800
Medium
Color woodblock print; naga-oban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1831 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1805).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

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