by Ogata Gekko
$500–$8,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Gekko's prolific output makes most of his work affordable. Quality varies significantly.
Ono no Komachi praying for rain—the celebrated Heian-period poet using her supernatural connection to natural forces to end a drought—was a subject that combined the historical reverence for Japan's greatest female poet with the folklore tradition that credited her with shamanistic powers. The rain prayer scene placed the elegant court poetess in an outdoor ritual context, her formal court dress in tension with the elemental forces she invoked, the arriving clouds and darkening sky responding to her supplication.
1962
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
c. 1833-36
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Ame no Omiya
1930
Color woodblock print; oban
Teradomari no yau
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Ono no Komachi: Praying for Rain was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕).
Ono no Komachi: Praying for Rain depicts rain.
