Rain at Ohmiya
by Kawase Hasui
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Watanabe Print
- Image courtesy of
- Watanabe Print
Description
A dark, rain-streaked night scene rendered mostly in deep blue-green and black, with a thatched-roof house partly hidden behind a large silhouetted tree at left; a single lit window glows warm yellow-orange inside the structure. In the foreground, a body of water reflects the glow and the pale shapes of reeds or grasses growing along its edge, their vertical stalks breaking the dark surface. No human figures are visible; the mood is quiet and still, dominated by darkness, rain, and the one small point of light.
More Prints by Kawase Hasui
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
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Frequently Asked Questions
Rain at Ohmiya was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水).
Rain at Ohmiya depicts rain.