Egret in Rain

A single white egret stands in profile against a solid black background streaked with fine vertical white lines indicating falling rain, its head lowered and neck curved so the long bill points down toward its raised foot. The bird's plumage is rendered in unshaded white with a slender plume trailing off the back of its head, while its bill, eye, and thin legs are picked out in blue-grey and black. The artist's seal and signature appear in red and black in the lower right corner, consistent with the 1928 ink-and-color woodblock print by Ohara Koson.