AMEAGARI (after the rain)
Description
Six wagasa (traditional paper umbrellas) are set out to dry along the wooden veranda of a house, five leaning open on the ground in a row — purple, blue, red, dark purple, and red, each with concentric or radiating patterns — while a sixth blue umbrella hangs open against the lattice wall above them. The building behind has a dark grey tiled roof, a wood-grille sliding door, and slatted wooden siding, rendered in flat, muted tones of grey-green, tan, and brown that contrast with the umbrellas' saturated purples, blues, and reds. Katsuyuki Nishijima's woodblock print AMEAGARI (after the rain) shows no human figures, with the empty veranda and drying umbrellas as the sole subject.
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More Rain Prints
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Omiya in Rain (Ame no Omiya)
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Color woodblock print; oban
Frequently Asked Questions
AMEAGARI (after the rain) was created by Katsuyuki Nishijima (西島勝之).
AMEAGARI (after the rain) depicts rain.