Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki no yau), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)"
- Series:
- Eight Views of Omi (print 1 of 1)
- Date:
- c. 1834
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Night rain falls on Karasaki pine — the great ancient pine tree at the Karasaki Shrine on the southwestern shore of Lake Biwa, whose branches extended so far over the water that they required wooden supports. This print from the "Eight Views of Omi" captures the tree in darkness and rain, the scene corresponding to the "night rain" (yau) scene in the classical Eight Views sequence borrowed from Chinese landscape poetry.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki no yau), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)" was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) in c. 1834.
Yes — Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki no yau), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)" is part of the Eight Views of Omi series (print 1 of 1) by Utagawa Hiroshige.
Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki no yau), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)" depicts landscapes, night scenes, and eight views of ōmi.