Night Rain at Mii Temple, from the series "Eight Views of Ohmi"
by Ito Shinsui
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.
Rain falls through the night on Mii-dera Temple in this 1917 version from the "Eight Views of Ohmi" series—one of several treatments Shinsui made of this famous nocturnal subject from the classical Eight Views tradition. The "Night Rain at Mii Temple" had been a canonical landscape theme since the Song dynasty Chinese tradition was adopted by Japanese painters in the medieval period, and Shinsui's shin-hanga rendering brings this long history into the modern era with bokashi-built atmospheric depth. The rain falls diagonally against the dark temple silhouette.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Night Rain at Mii Temple, from the series "Eight Views of Ohmi" was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水) in 1917.
Yes — Night Rain at Mii Temple, from the series "Eight Views of Ohmi" is part of the Eight Views of Ohmi series by Ito Shinsui.
Night Rain at Mii Temple, from the series "Eight Views of Ohmi" uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Night Rain at Mii Temple, from the series "Eight Views of Ohmi" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1917).
Night Rain at Mii Temple, from the series "Eight Views of Ohmi" depicts landscapes, temples & shrines, and night scenes.
Night Rain at Mii Temple, from the series "Eight Views of Ohmi" measures 31.7 × 22.5 cm (Oban format).
