After the Rain
by Toko Shinoda
- Date:
- 1968
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink on paper
- Dimensions:
- 56.8 × 46.2 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
This 1968 woodblock print on paper addresses the same subject as Shinoda's later lithographic variations, but the medium gives it a different character entirely. Carved wood yields harder edges and more deliberate tonal boundaries than lithographic stone. The ink sits with a particular density on the paper surface, each printed area carrying the grain of the block. Shinoda titled several works with weather imagery across her long career, and this early version anchors the theme in the tactile qualities of traditional printmaking, before she shifted more heavily toward lithography in later decades.
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More Rain Prints
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1962
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Shōno: Driving Rain (Shōno hakuu), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tōkaidō or Great Tōkaidō
c. 1833-36
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Omiya in Rain (Ame no Omiya)
Ame no Omiya
1930
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening Shower at Teradomari (Teradomari no yau), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Teradomari no yau
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
After the Rain was created by Toko Shinoda (篠田桃紅) in 1968.
After the Rain uses Sumi Ink, on woodblock print, ink on paper.
After the Rain depicts rain and abstract.
After the Rain measures 56.8 × 46.2 cm.