Rain - 雨
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Ohmi Gallery
Typical Price
Key value factors: As self-carved and self-printed works, sosaku-hanga value is tied to the artist's reputation and edition size. Larger formats, earlier editions, and historically significant works command the highest prices.
- Common examples: $100–$500
- Good impressions: $500–$2,000
- Premium/scarce: $2,000–$10,000
Description
Rain — Ame — rendered in Kimura's contemporary woodblock style, the precipitation depicted through graphic means that suggest falling water without literally illustrating each droplet. Rain subjects in Japanese printmaking had a long history, from the diagonal rain-lines of ukiyo-e to the atmospheric gradation of shin-hanga rain compositions. Kimura's contemporary approach may use abstract pattern, diagonal movement, or tonal contrast to evoke the visual experience of rain — the world seen through a scrim of falling water.
