After Rain
by Ito Shinsui
- Date:
- 1938
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 27 × 39.9 cm
- Publisher:
by Ito Shinsui
Though best known for bijin-ga, Shinsui also produced landscape prints of great refinement. These typically trade at lower prices than his figure subjects but attract collectors seeking less competition.
The clean, washed quality of light following summer rain is captured in this 1938 print—the sky cleared, the colors more vivid, the air freshened. Shinsui's treatment of "after rain" subjects explores what the Japanese call the distinctive atmospheric condition that follows precipitation, when the world seems temporarily renewed. The [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) gradations move through the washed blues and greens of a post-rain sky, with the land below reflecting the sky's brightened clarity.
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 Rain was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水) in 1938.
After Rain uses Bokashi, on woodblock print, ink and color on paper.
After Rain was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1938).
After Rain depicts rain.
After Rain measures 27 × 39.9 cm (Oban format).
