Clearing After Sudden Shower
- Date:
- 1936
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 37.2 × 48.6 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
Dated 1936, this oban print captures the moment when a sudden rain shower gives way to clearing skies. Ishikawa Toraji renders the transition with ink and color on paper, using shifting gradations to suggest the rapid movement of clouds and the return of light. Figures or landscape elements emerge from the receding downpour, still glistening with rain. The subject belongs to a long tradition in Japanese art of depicting weather as a dynamic force, but Toraji brings a distinctly modern sensibility to the theme, emphasizing the transient beauty of the clearing moment rather than the drama of the storm itself.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Clearing After Sudden Shower was created by Ishikawa Toraji (石川寅治) in 1936.
Clearing After Sudden Shower was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1936).
Clearing After Sudden Shower depicts rain.
Clearing After Sudden Shower measures 37.2 × 48.6 cm (Oban format).