Quiet Rain, Shôwa period,
by Kaoru Kawano
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Description
This Showa-period Quiet Rain composition belongs to Kawano's atmospheric series depicting figures or scenes in gentle precipitation. The Japanese tradition of rainy-season imagery — associated with the month of June and the poetic quality of misty light — provided rich material for an artist committed to capturing weather and mood through the graphic means of the woodblock. His rain scenes are among his most atmospheric works, the medium's capacity for deep tonal contrast well suited to the diffuse light of rainy weather.
More Prints by Kaoru Kawano
More Rain Prints
Rain Shower at Shо̄no, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tо̄kaidо̄ (Tо̄kaidо̄ gojusan tsugi)
1962
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Shōno: Driving Rain (Shōno hakuu), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tōkaidō or Great Tōkaidō
c. 1833-36
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Omiya in Rain (Ame no Omiya)
Ame no Omiya
1930
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening Shower at Teradomari (Teradomari no yau), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Teradomari no yau
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quiet Rain, Shôwa period, was created by Kaoru Kawano (川野薫).
Quiet Rain, Shôwa period, depicts rain.