Pine in Rain
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
Description
Pine boughs receive a rainfall, the water beading and running on the stiff needles while the massive trunk stands unmoved by the weather passing through its branches. Kasamatsu depicts pine in rain with attention to how this tree's architecture responds to water: the needle clusters shed rain efficiently, the bark darkens with moisture, and the overall form of the pine — a symbol of endurance in Japanese visual culture — seems particularly appropriate to weather that would diminish a less resilient subject.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Pine in Rain was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪).
Pine in Rain uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on woodblock print.
Pine in Rain was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Pine in Rain depicts rain.