Cloudy Day
by Ito Shinsui
- Date:
- 1938
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 27 × 39.5 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
A landscape under cloud cover, the flattened light of an overcast day transforming a coastal or river scene into a study in muted tones and atmospheric density. Produced in 1938, Cloudy Day belongs to Shinsui's sustained engagement with weather as a compositional and emotional subject—the overcast sky not as deficient sunshine but as a particular atmospheric condition with its own qualities of stillness and diffused illumination. The shin-hanga bokashi technique is especially well suited to the subtle gradations of clouded-sky light.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Cloudy Day was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水) in 1938.
Cloudy Day was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1938).
Cloudy Day depicts landscapes and seascapes.
Cloudy Day measures 27 × 39.5 cm (Oban format).