Miyajima in the Rain
- Date:
- 1941
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Doi Sadaichi
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
The torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine at Miyajima stands in the Seto Inland Sea, appearing to float on the water at high tide — one of Japan's three canonical great views and a subject that tested every shin-hanga artist who attempted it. Koitsu's 1941 rain version is among his most dramatically atmospheric: the great torii looms through sheets of rain and mist, the wooden hall of the shrine barely visible behind it, the distinction between sea, rain, and sky dissolved into a continuous grey-green atmosphere.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Miyajima in the Rain was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸) in 1941.
Miyajima in the Rain uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Miyajima in the Rain was published by Doi Sadaichi (1941).
Miyajima in the Rain depicts rain, set at Miyajima.