Arakawa in Rain
by Kawase Hasui
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
- Image courtesy of
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A moored houseboat with a thatched roof sits in the foreground on calm water, while a small sailboat with a figure aboard crosses the middle distance beneath a dark wooded shoreline. The sky and water are washed in muted dusk tones of soft pink, pale yellow, and blue-green, giving the scene a quiet, subdued mood. "Arakawa in Rain," a woodblock print by Kawase Hasui (year unknown), depicts this riverside view with no other figures present.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Arakawa in Rain was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水).
Arakawa in Rain depicts rain.