![Rain at Yasuniwa, Nagano Prefecture (Yasuniwa no ame [Nagano ken]) by Kawase Hasui — Japanese Color woodblock print; oban, 1946](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/daf1f3e4-e6c9-3ee0-2143-0f3ae5fdd500/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
Rain at Yasuniwa, Nagano Prefecture (Yasuniwa no ame [Nagano ken])
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1946
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Rain falls in fine diagonal streaks over a row of dark-roofed farmhouses set behind a grassy embankment, their walls pale gray-beige against clustered green trees and low blue-gray hills fading into mist. A single figure holds a white umbrella on the path beside the water, and a canal in the foreground mirrors the buildings and clouded sky in muted blue-green tones. Color woodblock print (oban), by Kawase Hasui, 1946: "Rain at Yasuniwa, Nagano Prefecture."
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Frequently Asked Questions
Rain at Yasuniwa, Nagano Prefecture (Yasuniwa no ame [Nagano ken]) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1946.
Rain at Yasuniwa, Nagano Prefecture (Yasuniwa no ame [Nagano ken]) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print; oban.
Rain at Yasuniwa, Nagano Prefecture (Yasuniwa no ame [Nagano ken]) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1946).
Rain at Yasuniwa, Nagano Prefecture (Yasuniwa no ame [Nagano ken]) depicts rain.