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May Rain

Series TitleFashions of the Four Seasons (Fuzoku Shiki Kasem)
Artist Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725 - 1770)
Dateca. 1768
MediumChuban Nishiki-e in green, olive green, blue, yellow, red and maroon
DimensionsOverall: 11 × 8 1/4 inches (27.94 × 20.96 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-143/47
InscribedThe poem inscribed above reads: ふりすさふ/とたへはあれと/五月雨の/雲ははれ間も/見へぬ空かな
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