Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese: 歌川 国貞; also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III (三代歌川豊国); 1786 – 12 January 1865).

A man with a shaved head (a monk), holding a paper lantern and an umbrella, walks with a young woman (a geisha) in the rain.

SIGNED: Gototei Kunisada ga [五渡亭国貞画]

Censor's seals: kiwame, futakata.

Blockcutter's mark: Seizô tô [改印：極、貳方]

MFA ACCESSION NUMBER 11.15150; MFA dating: about 1815–21 (Bunka 12–Bunsei 4);

Size: Vertical Ōban (382 x 260 mm). SOLD