Rain in Miyajima
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
$300–$2,500. Common landscapes: $300–$800. Key value factors: Okumura's atmospheric landscape prints are modestly priced. Mountain and lake scenes are most sought after.
Miyajima Island in Hiroshima Bay is best known for the great torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine, which appears to float on the water at high tide. This woodblock print depicts the island during rainfall, when the shrine buildings, the surrounding cedar forests, and the shoreline dissolve into veils of gray and silver. Rain scenes hold a special place in Japanese printmaking, requiring the artist to convey moisture through hatched lines, blurred contours, and muted pigments. Koichi follows a tradition established by Hiroshige and continued by Kawase Hasui, in which falling rain becomes both a visual texture and an emotional register. The sacred island, normally bright with vermillion paint and green foliage, is transformed by the downpour into a hushed, monochromatic study.
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
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Rain in Miyajima was created by Okumura Koichi (奥村厚一).
Rain in Miyajima depicts rain, set at Miyajima.
