Drizzling Rain (Shigure)
by Ito Shinsui
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Shigure—the cold, intermittent drizzle characteristic of late autumn and early winter in Japan—falls over the subject of this undated print, its soft precipitation distinct from summer rain in both its physical character (light, fitful, cold) and its emotional register (melancholy, contemplative, evocative of the season's end). The word "shigure" carries enormous poetic weight in Japanese literature, appearing in haiku as a seasonal marker (kigo) for early winter. Shinsui's bokashi printing renders the gray diffusion of this specific kind of rain with characteristic finesse.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Drizzling Rain (Shigure) was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水).
Drizzling Rain (Shigure) uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Drizzling Rain (Shigure) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Drizzling Rain (Shigure) depicts rain.