四季の花, The Coming Thunderstorm, from the illustrated book Flowers of the Four Seasons, Edo period (1615?1868), 1801, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 6 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (17. 5 x 25. 1 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753? ?1806), Utamaro portrays a moment in which life in a townsman's home is enlivened and refreshed by a sudden change in the weather. The father rushes to close the outer doors against the rain, while family members dive under a raised mosquito net, which was believed to offer protection from the thunder spirits