Sudden Shower at Takaido- Post quake
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A tall dark pine tree dominates the right side of the composition, its silhouetted branches spreading against a grey sky streaked with diagonal lines of falling rain. At its base, a thatched-roof building shelters several small figures in blue and dark clothing, while to the left a figure runs along the road bent forward against the storm. The palette is muted—greys, blacks, and dull blues—evoking a rain-soaked rural scene, titled "Sudden Shower at Takaido" by Takahashi Shotei, a woodblock print.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sudden Shower at Takaido- Post quake was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).
Sudden Shower at Takaido- Post quake was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Sudden Shower at Takaido- Post quake depicts rain.