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.
A young woman walks through gentle spring rain, her kimono partially covered by a simple umbrella. The soft, misty atmosphere of the spring shower is conveyed through delicate bokashi gradations, while the woman''s graceful pose and the pattern of her kimono add decorative richness to the composition.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Spring Rain (春雨) was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水) in 1917.
Spring Rain uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Spring Rain was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1917).
Spring Rain depicts spring and rain.
