No Series Rain At Murotozaki

A second treatment of Muroto Cape in the rain, this woodblock print revisits the Shikoku headland from a different vantage point or atmospheric condition. While sharing the same subject as its companion piece, this version offers a distinct reading of the relationship between rainfall and coastal geography. The Pacific-facing cape, perpetually buffeted by ocean currents and seasonal storms, provides Nishiyama with a subject that is inherently about the collision of elemental forces. Differences in the density and angle of the printed rain lines, the tonal range of the sea, or the visibility of the rocky shore distinguish this impression from the other Murotozaki print. The repetition of subject reflects a working method common among landscape printmakers who return to the same motif under changed conditions.