Village in the Rain- Igusa
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Rain falls on the village of Igusa in what is now the Suginami district of western Tokyo — a rural area that was absorbed into the expanding city during the early twentieth century. Shotei renders the village under summer or autumn rain, the wooden farmhouses and their surrounding trees darkened by the precipitation while the lane between them glistens. The village-in-rain subject was central to Shotei's documentation of the traditional Japan disappearing beneath urban expansion, each image a record of a specific place before it was transformed.
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Color woodblock print; oban
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Frequently Asked Questions
Village in the Rain- Igusa was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).
Village in the Rain- Igusa uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Village in the Rain- Igusa was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Village in the Rain- Igusa depicts rain and village scenes.