Rain (Ame)
- Date:
- October 1929
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
A woman holds an umbrella in the rain, the October 1929 date placing this among Kotondo's final sustained burst of bijin-ga production. The rain — rendered through fine diagonal lines across the composition — surrounds the figure without disturbing her composure. Kotondo's ame (rain) subjects are among his most technically accomplished, requiring the precise registration of hair-thin lines across the full surface of the print while maintaining the atmospheric gradations of the bokashi background.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Rain (Ame) was created by Torii Kotondo (鳥居言人) in October 1929.
Rain (Ame) uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Rain (Ame) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (October 1929).
Rain (Ame) depicts rain.