Parasols Collection (page 7)

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Shii no Shosho Okinori in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Shii no Shosho Okinori in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776, Japan, c. 1776

Geisha (Geigi), from the series “Three Amusements of Contemporary Beauties"... Japan, c. 1800
Geisha (Geigi), from the series "Three Amusements of Contemporary Beauties" ("Tosei bijin san'yu"), Japan, c. 1800

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Kajiwara Genta no Kagetoki in a dance interlude in sce... c. 1770. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Kajiwara Genta no Kagetoki in a dance interlude in scene two of the Joruri "Courtesan's Rouge on a Snow White Face (Oyama Beni Yuki no Sugao)

Picture of Hideyoshi and his Five Wives Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Higashiyama... Japan, c.1803/04
Picture of Hideyoshi and his Five Wives Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Higashiyama (Taiko gosai rakuto yukan no zu), Japan, c. 1803/04

Okitsu, Ejiri, Yui, and Fuchu, no. 5 from the series "Cutouts of the Fifty-three Stations... 1852
Okitsu, Ejiri, Yui, and Fuchu, no. 5 from the series "Cutouts of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi harimaze)", 1852

Parasol, c. 1937. Creator: Joseph L. Boyd
Parasol, c. 1937

Paris Fashions for August - Promenade Dress, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Paris Fashions for August - Promenade Dress, 1850. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

Landing, at Stockholm, of her Royal Highness the Princess Louisa... 1850. Creator: Unknown
Landing, at Stockholm, of her Royal Highness the Princess Louisa, of the Netherlands, at Biskopsudden, in the Park at Stockholm, 1850

Courtesans of the Nakaomiya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure... 1776. Creator: Shunsho
Courtesans of the Nakaomiya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami), " vol. 2, Japan, 1776

Two Women and Attendant Caught in a Storm, from the illustrated book "Picture... New Year, 1801
Two Women and Attendant Caught in a Storm, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana), " vol. 2, Japan, New Year, 1801

The Courtesan Umegawa and Chubei of the Courier Firm (Keisei Unegawa, Hikyakuya Chu... c. 1798/99)
The Courtesan Umegawa and Chubei of the Courier Firm (Keisei Unegawa, Hikyakuya Chubei), from the series "True Feelings Compared: The Founts of Love (Jitsu kurabe iro no minakami)", Japan

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Onmaya Kisanda Disguised as the Lion Dancer Kakubei in... c. 1777. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Onmaya Kisanda Disguised as the Lion Dancer Kakubei in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777, Japan, c

View of Nihonbashi Tori-itchome (Nihonbashi Tori-itchome ryakuzu), from the series " One...1858
View of Nihonbashi Tori-itchome (Nihonbashi Tori-itchome ryakuzu), from the series " One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1858

Husband and Wife Caught in an Evening Shower (Fufu no Yudachi), from the series "Three... c. 1800
Husband and Wife Caught in an Evening Shower (Fufu no Yudachi), from the series "Three Evening Pleasures of the Floating World" ("Ukiyo San Seki"), Japan, c. 1800

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III (right) as Ochiyo, and Bando Mitsugoro I (left) as the... c. 1781. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III (right) as Ochiyo, and Bando Mitsugoro I (left) as the Greengrocer Hambei, in the Play Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Lady-in-Waiting Suho Disguised as Tsunokuniya Tsun... c. 1781. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Lady-in-Waiting Suho Disguised as Tsunokuniya Tsuna, in the Play Shitenno Tonoi no Kisewata, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1781, Japan

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in the "Sangai-gasa" (Triple-Umbrella) Dance Interlude of... c. 1771
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in the "Sangai-gasa" (Triple-Umbrella) Dance Interlude of the Joruri "Yukashii wa Miyako no Naredoko"

The Actors Arashi Hinaji I (right), and Ichikawa Komazo II (left), as Princess Sakura... c. 1769. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Arashi Hinaji I (right), and Ichikawa Komazo II (left), as Princess Sakura (Sakura Hime) (?) and Shimizu Tonoinosuke (?), in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu ()

Shirasuka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also... 1852
Shirasuka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido), 1852

Suo Province, from the series "Modern Scenes of the Provinces in Edo Brocades...", 1852
Suo Province, from the series "Modern Scenes of the Provinces in Edo Brocades (Edo nishiki imayo kuni zukushi)", 1852

Parody of Liu Bei (J: Gentoku) Visiting Zhuge Liang (J: Komei) in Wind and Snow... c. 1844. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Parody of Liu Bei (J: Gentoku) Visiting Zhuge Liang (J: Komei) in Wind and Snow (Gentoku fusetsu ni Komei o tazureru), c. 1844

Yoroi Ferry, Koami-cho (Yoroi no watashi Koami-cho), from the series “One Hundred... 1857. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Yoroi Ferry, Koami-cho (Yoroi no watashi Koami-cho), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

View of Nihonbashi Tori-itchome (Nihonbashi Tori-itchome ryakuzu), from the series "One... 1858
View of Nihonbashi Tori-itchome (Nihonbashi Tori-itchome ryakuzu), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1858

Wisteria in Full Bloom in the Precincts of the Kameido Tenmangu Shrine (Kameido Tenm... c. 1839/42)
Wisteria in Full Bloom in the Precincts of the Kameido Tenmangu Shrine (Kameido Tenmangu keidai fuji hanazakari no zu), from the series "Newly Selected Famous Places in Edo (Shinsen Edo meisho)

Arkansas farm folks, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Arkansas farm folks

View of Nihonbashi Tori-itchome (Nihonbashi Tori-itchome ryakuzu), from the series "One... 1858
View of Nihonbashi Tori-itchome (Nihonbashi Tori-itchome ryakuzu), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1858

On the Beach, 1889–90. Creator: Georges William Thornley
On the Beach, 1889-90

Inaba: Shirai Gonpachi Leaves His Home (Shirai Gonpachi hongoku o tachinoku, Inaba), secti... 1852
Inaba: Shirai Gonpachi Leaves His Home (Shirai Gonpachi hongoku o tachinoku, Inaba), section of sheet no. 12 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harimaze zue)"

The Yamashita District of Ueno (Ueno Yamashita), from the series "One Hundred... 1858. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
The Yamashita District of Ueno (Ueno Yamashita), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1858

Carriage Sunshade, c. 1937. Creator: Arelia Arbo
Carriage Sunshade, c. 1937

Portrait of Juguda Kazaz, Misiz, at Work as a Tomb Sculptor in the Josaphat Valley, Near T... 1837
Portrait of Juguda Kazaz, Misiz, at Work as a Tomb Sculptor in the Josaphat Valley, Near Tchioufout-Galeh, Crimea, 1837

Parasol, 1935/1942. Creator: Virginia Berge
Parasol, 1935/1942

One of the Ladies of the Harem (recto); Fragment of a Landscape (verso), 1854/56. Creator: Constantin Guys
One of the Ladies of the Harem (recto); Fragment of a Landscape (verso), 1854/56

The Gion Shrine in Snow (Gionsha setchu), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto...", c. 1834
The Gion Shrine in Snow (Gionsha setchu), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)", c. 1834

The Gion Shrine in Snow (Gionsha setchu), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto...", c. 1834
The Gion Shrine in Snow (Gionsha setchu), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)", c. 1834

Kanasugi Bridge at Shibaura (Kanasugibashi Shibaura), from the series "One Hundred... 1857
Kanasugi Bridge at Shibaura (Kanasugibashi Shibaura), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

Yoroi Ferry, Koami-cho (Yoroi no watashi Koami-cho), from the series “One Hundred... 1857. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Yoroi Ferry, Koami-cho (Yoroi no watashi Koami-cho), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

Yui, section of a sheet from the series "Pictures of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido...1856 Creator
Yui, section of a sheet from the series "Pictures of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi zue)", 1856

Sheltering from a Sudden Shower, Japan, c. 1799/1800. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Sheltering from a Sudden Shower, Japan, c. 1799/1800. Detail from a larger artwork

Women viewing dragon and tiger made of tobacco pouches, c. 1795. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Women viewing dragon and tiger made of tobacco pouches, c. 1795. Detail from a larger artwork

The Gion Temple in Snow (Gionsha setchu), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto...c. 1834
The Gion Temple in Snow (Gionsha setchu), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)", c. 1834

Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River, c. 1792. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River, c. 1792. A woman plays the shamisen. Detail from a larger artwork

The Actors Arashi Sangoro II as Minamoto no Yoritomo (right), Segawa Kikunojo II as Yuk... c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Arashi Sangoro II as Minamoto no Yoritomo (right), Segawa Kikunojo II as Yuki Onna (center), and Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Kajiwara Genta no Kagetoki, in the Play Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata

Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River, c. 1792. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River, c. 1792. Passengers enjoy a puppet show. Detail from a larger artwork

The Tanabata Festival, from the from the series "Precious Children's Games of the Five...", c. 1801
The Tanabata Festival, from the from the series "Precious Children's Games of the Five Festivals (Kodakara gosetsu asobi)", c. 1801

Under Umbrellas in a Shower, from the series "A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fuzoku...", c1783/84)
Under Umbrellas in a Shower, from the series "A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fuzoku Azuma no nishiki)", c. 1783/84

A Young Nobleman, His Mother, and Three Servents, from the series "A Brocade of... c. 1783/84
A Young Nobleman, His Mother, and Three Servents, from the series "A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fuzoku Azuma no nishiki)", c. 1783/84

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hanakawado no Sukeroku in the Play Nanakusa Yosooi... c. 1782. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hanakawado no Sukeroku in the Play Nanakusa Yosooi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1782, Japan, c. 1782

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"Sheltered in Style: Parasols Add a Touch of Elegance to Beaches Worldwide" From the sunny shores of Longboat Key, Sarasota, Florida, to the vibrant boardwalks of Atlantic City, New Jersey, and even along the picturesque beaches at Cattolica on Italy's Adriatic coast - they have become an iconic symbol of relaxation and sophistication. Inspired by Georges-Pierre Seurat's masterpiece "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, " these colorful umbrellas dotting the sandy beach create a mesmerizing scene reminiscent of an artist's palette. Just like the rolling chairs found along Atlantic City's boardwalk, parasols offer both shade from the scorching sun and a stylish way to enjoy leisurely strolls by the water. Even our furry friends know how delightful it is to lounge under a parasol. Lhasa Apso and Shih Tzu puppies find solace beneath its protective canopy as they bask in their adorable innocence. And just as Japanese peach blossoms bloom delicately under nature's own parasol during springtime, these umbrellas provide respite from life's heat while celebrating beauty. Throughout history, they have played diverse roles across continents. They witnessed British troops entering Singapore with their elegant presence; they shaded fashionable ladies in Quebec City during summer afternoons; they accompanied residents of Izmir (Smyrna) - Torbali on their coastal adventures. Dating back to 1810, tiny parasols showcased intricate craftsmanship that captivated hearts with their delicate charm. And who can forget those timeless images captured along Brighton Promenade in 1908? they were not only practical but also served as fashion statements for women seeking seaside elegance. Even sports events like Wimbledon had spectators shielding themselves from intense rays with trusty parasols during thrilling semi-finals in '81. These versatile accessories truly transcend borders and eras.