After a Shower
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
$500–$4,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Ishikawa's prints are relatively uncommon in the market. When available, good examples find ready buyers.
A woman stands refreshed in the aftermath of a rain shower, her hair and garments touched by lingering moisture. Ishikawa Toraji captures a fleeting moment of calm after a sudden downpour, the figure poised between the storm's energy and the stillness that follows. Printed in the [oban](/glossary/oban) format, the composition relies on soft, rain-washed color gradations to evoke humid air and clearing skies. Toraji's [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga) work frequently placed women in natural settings shaped by weather, using the interplay between figure and climate to suggest emotional states rather than narrate them directly.
1962
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
c. 1833-36
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Ame no Omiya
1930
Color woodblock print; oban
Teradomari no yau
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
After a Shower was created by Ishikawa Toraji (石川寅治).
After a Shower was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
After a Shower depicts rain.
