$200–$2,000. Common Kyoto views: $200–$500. Key value factors: Kotozuka's Kyoto prints are popular and affordable. Seasonal temple scenes and garden views are most sought after.
A rainy street scene in Kyoto captures the quality of the old city in wet weather — the narrow machiya-lined lanes reflecting lantern and shop light in the wet pavement, pedestrians under paper or lacquered umbrellas, the sound of rain on tile roofs. Kotozuka's treatment of this urban rain scene differs from his temple and garden subjects in its engagement with the city's human, commercial life rather than its sacred and natural landscape. The rain functions as an atmospheric equalizer, softening distinctions and unifying the scene under its gray veil.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Rainy Street of Kyoto was created by Kotozuka Eiichi (琴塚英一) in Not set.
Rainy Street of Kyoto depicts urban scenes and rain, set at Kyoto.
