Rain scenes are Hasui's second most desirable atmospheric category, carrying a 20–40% premium over comparable clear-weather subjects. Rainy Season, Shinagawa (1931) sold for $4,375 at Christie's Online (2020). The bokashi gradation technique used for rain effects demands superior impressions — well-preserved sky gradations add significantly to value, while faded examples lose much of their impact. Pre-war lifetime editions bearing the Watanabe copyright seal (A through G types, 1926–1944) are the most desirable.
Sano Shrine after rain — the stone precincts washed clean, puddles reflecting the torii gate and the surrounding trees — is the subject of this 1938 woodblock print. The post-rain shrine scene was a variant of Hasui's standard rain compositions, showing not the rainfall itself but its immediate aftermath: a glistening, emptied sacred space. The specific identity of Sano Shrine is uncertain, but the composition follows his standard shrine-in-wet-weather formula.
伏見稲荷
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
Uji Byodoin no ichibu
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Sano Shrine After the Rain was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1938.
Sano Shrine After the Rain uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Sano Shrine After the Rain was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1938).
Sano Shrine After the Rain depicts temples & shrines and rain.
