NIWATAZUMI (after a shower)
Description
"Niwatazumi" — puddles after a shower, from the classical Japanese word for the circles that rain makes on standing water — depicts a traditional townscape in the immediate aftermath of a rain shower: the puddles on stone paving reflecting sky and building facades, the surfaces still wet and gleaming, the air carrying the freshness of concluded rain. Nishijima renders these post-shower conditions with his characteristic sensitivity to the way weather transforms familiar scenes: the same facades that appear solid and stable in dry weather become liquid and reflective in the puddle compositions.
More Prints by Katsuyuki Nishijima
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
Frequently Asked Questions
NIWATAZUMI (after a shower) was created by Katsuyuki Nishijima (西島勝之).
NIWATAZUMI (after a shower) depicts rain.