Viewing Iris in the Rain, Edo period (1615–1868), 1764–70, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); W. 7 13/16 in. (19.8 cm), Prints, Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770), Irises bloom in the fifth month of the year, during the rainy season known as samidare, when the rain falls gently and continuously. This print portrays women viewing irises, which symbolize a romantic mood associated with classical literature
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Viewing Iris, Rain, Edo period, 1615–1868, 1764–70, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print, ink, color, paper, H, 10 3/4, 27.3 cm, W, 7 13/16, 19.8, Prints, Suzuki Harunobu, Japanese, 1725–1770, Irises bloom, fifth month, year, rainy season, samidare, rain falls, gently, continuously, print portrays, women, viewing, irises, symbolize, romantic mood, associated, classical literature
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