FAMOUS PLACES IN EDO, VIEWS OF THE FOUR SEASONS: NIGHT RAIN IN THE YOSHIWARA (Utagawa School)

Object: original Japanese woodblock print
Genre: shunga 春画 erotic art

Artist: Utagawa school 歌川派
From the series: Famous Places in Edo, Views of the Four Seasons 江戸名所四季の眺
Print title: Night Rain in the Yoshiwara 吉原の夜の雨

Material: washi 和紙 Japanese paper
Technique: nishiki-e 錦絵 multi-coloured woodblock printing