24.5 x 36.6 cm. (9.6 x 14.4 in.) ...

by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858). I wonder if Jansson was influenced by ukiyo-e. If so, the Moomins may have been connected to Japanese culture through the rain. In our real world, the start of ...

Although Japanese weather varies greatly across the archipelago, the abundance of rain throughout the year remains a common phenomenon across Japan.

woodblock print, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), signed Nisei Hiroshige ga (Pictured by Hiroshige II), censor’s seal aratame (certified), published by Uoya ...