Spring Rain by Ito Shinsui — Japanese Color woodblock print, 1917

Spring Rain

春雨

Date:: 1917
Medium:: Color woodblock print
Format:: Oban
Publisher:: Watanabe Shozaburo
Edition:: Published by Watanabe Shozaburo

Description

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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.