Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms: Spring Rain (Sakura hachidai: Harusame)
- Series:
- Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms
- Date:
- after 1935
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Description
Among the most tender prints in the Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms series, this 1935 work pairs the season's signature blossoms with harusame — the soft, fine spring rain that Japanese poetry has long associated with the season's bittersweet passage. Pale petals cling to branches as rain mists the scene, Yoshida's mastery of bokashi creating the soft, diffused luminosity of wet spring air. The combination of rain and blossoms evokes the Japanese aesthetic of mono no aware — the poignant beauty of transient things.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms: Spring Rain (Sakura hachidai: Harusame) was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in after 1935.
Yes — Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms: Spring Rain (Sakura hachidai: Harusame) is part of the Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms series by Hiroshi Yoshida.
Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms: Spring Rain (Sakura hachidai: Harusame) was published by Yoshida Studio (after 1935).
Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms: Spring Rain (Sakura hachidai: Harusame) depicts cherry blossoms, spring, and rain.