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Rain at Ushibori (Ame no Ushibori) by Kawase Hasui — Japanese Color woodblock print; oban, 1929

Rain at Ushibori (Ame no Ushibori)

Ame no Ushibori

by Kawase Hasui

Shin-hanga
Rain
BokashiNishiki-eMoku-hangaKentoBarenSumi
Date:
1929
Medium:
Color woodblock print; oban
Format:
Oban
Dimensions:
30.3 × 44 cm
Edition:
Published by Watanabe Shozaburo

Description

*Rain at Ushibori (Ame no Ushibori)*, 1929, by Kawase Hasui. Color woodblock print (ōban) depicting a canal-side scene under slanting grey rain, dominated by a deep blue-green palette: a whitewashed, tile-roofed storehouse with a tall wooden ladder propped against it stands beside a stone embankment, its open doorway revealing stacked straw bales, while a thatched shed sits further back on the bank. In the foreground a wooden boat is moored at the water's edge, and a second boat with a single figure, partly sheltered under a round straw cover, moves along the canal past low green fields and distant trees; the water reflects the buildings and clouded sky in muted ripples.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Rain at Ushibori (Ame no Ushibori) (Ame no Ushibori) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1929.

Rain at Ushibori (Ame no Ushibori) uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print; oban.

Rain at Ushibori (Ame no Ushibori) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1929).

Rain at Ushibori (Ame no Ushibori) depicts rain.

Rain at Ushibori (Ame no Ushibori) measures 30.3 × 44 cm (Oban format).