$200–$2,000. Common Kyoto views: $200–$600. Key value factors: Ito Nisaburo's Kyoto prints are popular and accessible. Night scenes, snow views, and cherry blossom compositions command premiums.
Rainy Street of Kyoto — one of Nisaburo's atmospheric urban subjects, depicting a Kyoto street under rainfall with the distinctive visual qualities that rain brings to the city's traditional architectural character. The wet pavement reflects the shop facades and pedestrians above; umbrellas create fields of color among the moving figures; the old machiya townhouses darken with moisture. Nisaburo's rain scenes are among his most evocative prints, capturing the specific melancholy and beauty of Kyoto weather with sensitivity to atmospheric light.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Rainy Street of Kyoto was created by Ito Nisaburo (伊藤仁三郎).
Rainy Street of Kyoto depicts urban scenes and rain, set at Kyoto.
