Rain at Shimbashi (Tokyo). Feb. 1936 (10th year of Showa)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
Description
Rain falls on the streets of Shimbashi in February 1936 — the date precisely inscribed as the tenth year of Showa — catching the moment when Tokyo's commercial district transformed under wet light. Shimbashi was one of Tokyo's major railway termini and entertainment districts, a place of neon signs, Western-style restaurants, and constant pedestrian traffic. Kasamatsu's rain scene turns this busy thoroughfare into a study in reflected light and blurred color, the umbrellas and storefronts reduced to shapes in the visual noise of a downpour.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Rain at Shimbashi (Tokyo). Feb. 1936 (10th year of Showa) was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪).
Rain at Shimbashi (Tokyo). Feb. 1936 (10th year of Showa) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Rain at Shimbashi (Tokyo). Feb. 1936 (10th year of Showa) depicts rain, set at Tokyo.