Fine Rain- Itosame — 糸雨
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
"Thread Rain" (糸雨, itosame) — the Japanese term for the finest, most delicate rain, composed of drops so small they resemble threads of falling silk. Nakajima Kiyoshi's treatment of this delicate meteorological phenomenon shows his sensitivity to the subtle modulations of weather that Japanese aesthetics has always taken seriously: the distinction between heavy rain and light rain, between rain that falls straight down and rain that blows sideways in gusts, between the rain that soaks and the rain that merely moistens the air. Thread rain (itosame) is associated with spring in Japanese poetry, a gentle moisture that coaxes growth rather than assaulting it.
More Prints by Nakajima Kiyoshi
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Fine Rain- Itosame — 糸雨 was created by Nakajima Kiyoshi (中島潔).
Fine Rain- Itosame — 糸雨 depicts rain.