Kiyomizu Temple in Rain (Ame no Kiyomizudo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1921
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Kiyomizu Temple in Rain (Ame no Kiyomizudo), from the Souvenirs of Travel, First Series published in 1921, depicts the Kiyomizudera in Kyoto — the hillside temple whose famous wooden veranda cantilevers over the forested hillside above the Higashiyama district — under rainfall, the rain darkening the veranda's ancient wood and misting the view of Kyoto below. Kiyomizudera in the rain has a particular atmosphere: the sound of falling water amplified by the open veranda, the city below softened by gray curtains of precipitation, the ancient temple structure receiving the rain with centuries-old equanimity. The First Series rain treatment of Kyoto's most famous temple established a compositional approach Hasui would refine across subsequent Kansai subjects.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kiyomizu Temple in Rain (Ame no Kiyomizudo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1921.
Yes — Kiyomizu Temple in Rain (Ame no Kiyomizudo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" is part of the Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series series by Kawase Hasui.
Kiyomizu Temple in Rain (Ame no Kiyomizudo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print; oban.
Kiyomizu Temple in Rain (Ame no Kiyomizudo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1921).
Kiyomizu Temple in Rain (Ame no Kiyomizudo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" depicts temples & shrines, rain, and travel scenes.