$500–$6,000. As part of a celebrated series, this print benefits from strong collector demand. Portraits and cultural scenes: $2,000–$4,000. Key value factors: Sekino's prolific output keeps prices accessible. Portrait prints are most collected.
Sekino revisits the iconic Shono rain-shower scene — immortalized by Hiroshige — through a [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) lens. Travelers crouch beneath bending bamboo as a sudden downpour sweeps the post road, the diagonal rain rendered in sharp, energetic gouges through the block. Part of Sekino's celebrated series retracing the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, this 1962 print replaces Hiroshige's atmospheric wash with the bold, self-expressive mark-making that defined the creative-print movement.
c. 1833-36
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Ame no Omiya
1930
Color woodblock print; oban
Teradomari no yau
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Color woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Rain Shower at Shо̄no, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tо̄kaidо̄ (Tо̄kaidо̄ gojusan tsugi) was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎) in 1962.
Yes — Rain Shower at Shо̄no, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tо̄kaidо̄ (Tо̄kaidо̄ gojusan tsugi) is part of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido series by Jun'ichiro Sekino.
Rain Shower at Shо̄no, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tо̄kaidо̄ (Tо̄kaidо̄ gojusan tsugi) depicts rain, tōkaidō, and travel scenes.
Rain Shower at Shо̄no, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tо̄kaidо̄ (Tо̄kaidо̄ gojusan tsugi) measures 42.9 × 55.3 cm.
