Evening Shower at Imai Bridge
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- August 1932
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 24.1 × 36.7 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Evening Shower at Imai Bridge, published in August 1932, depicts a rain-wet bridge in the summer — the Imai Bridge likely crossing one of the smaller rivers or canals in the Tokyo-Saitama region — under an evening shower that darkens the wooden or stone structure and stipples the water surface with rain rings. The summer evening shower (yudachi) is one of the most dramatically atmospheric weather events in the Tokyo summer, and the bridge subject gave Hasui a compositional anchor for the rain's visual effects: wet stone, darkened wood, rain-marked water. The August date aligns with the height of the yudachi season.
Current Listings
$7,900
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Frequently Asked Questions
Evening Shower at Imai Bridge was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in August 1932.
Evening Shower at Imai Bridge uses Bokashi, on woodblock print, ink and color on paper.
Evening Shower at Imai Bridge was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (August 1932).
Evening Shower at Imai Bridge depicts bridges, night scenes, and rain.
Evening Shower at Imai Bridge measures 24.1 × 36.7 cm (Oban format).