Rain Prints (409)
Rainy weather and atmospheric scenes (ame) in Japanese woodblock prints. Rain prints are prized for their technical virtuosity — depicting falling rain with fine carved lines and creating reflections on wet surfaces through layered printing.
Artists Known for Rain
Rain Shower at Shо̄no, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tо̄kaidо̄ (Tо̄kaidо̄ gojusan tsugi)
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
Mt. Fuji in Rain (Ame no Fuji)
n.d.
Color woodblock print
Egret Standing in Rain
1928
Color woodblock print; oban
Yozakura in Rain
1935
Color woodblock print
Kiyomizu Temple in Rain (Ame no Kiyomizudo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
A Temple in Rain Christmas Card
description
Woodblock print
Akashi-cho after Rain (Akashi-cho no ugo), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
1928
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening Rain in Kawarago (Kawarago no yau)
1947
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening Shower at Imai Bridge
August 1932
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Drizzling Rain at Nijo Castle
二条城小雨
ca. 1950s
Woodblock print
Drizzling Rain at Nijyo Castle
Woodblock print
Rain at Higashi Hongan-ji Temple
東本願寺雨
Woodblock print
Rain at Higashi Honganji Temple
東本願寺雨
ca. 1950s
Woodblock print
Rain in Enryaku-ji Temple
延暦寺雨
Woodblock print
Rain in Sanjusangendo Temple, Kyoto
三十三間堂雨
Woodblock print
Late Autumn Rain, Nanzen Temple, Kyoto (Shigure no ato (Kyoto Nanzenji))
1951
Color woodblock print
June (Rainy Scene of the Sen-ke, Japanese Tea Ceremony Founder's House)
六月 (千家雨景)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Rain at Hataori, Shiobara (Shiobara Hataori no ume)
March 1955
Color woodblock print
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Rain at Yasuniwa, Nagano Prefecture (Yasuniwa no ame [Nagano ken])
1946
Color woodblock print; oban
Sano Shrine After the Rain
1938
Woodblock print
Evening Shower at the Bank of Tadasu River (Tadasugawara no yudachi), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)"
c. 1834
Color woodblock print; oban
Clearing Weather after Rain at Zenköji Temple in Kawaguchi
Woodblock print
Shinobazu Pond in Rain (Shinobazu no ike no ame), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
Shuzenji in Rain (Shuzenji no ame)
1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Spring Rain at Benkei Bridge
April 1936
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Spring Rain at Sakurada Gate (Sakuradamon no harusame)
1952
Color woodblock print
Heron in the Rain
Shōwa period, circa 1928
Woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper with embossing
Rain at Shimbashi (Tokyo). Feb. 1936 (10th year of Showa)
Woodblock print
Rainy Evening at Yanaka, Tokyo
Woodblock print
Spring Rain on the Moat
Woodblock print
Sarumawashi Yojiro, Teizen no sarusuberi (The Monkey Trainer, Yojiro, Crape Myrtle) / Tosei mitate sanju-rokkasen 當盛見立 三十六花撰 (Contemporary Kabuki Actors Likened to Thirty-Six Flowers (Immortals of Poetry))
Temple in Rain
c. 1916
Color woodblock print
Rainy Day
雨の日
c. 1938
Color woodblock print
Defying a Shower of Bullets, He, Alone, Opened Hyonmu Gate
1894 (Meiji 27)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e) triptych; ink and color on paper
Night Rain
1940s printing of earlier design
Color woodblock print
Osen-rain
Early 20th century, or 1940s printing of earlier design
Woodblock print; sumizuri-e
Spring Rain
Early 20th century, or 1940s printing of earlier design
Color woodblock print
Summer Rain, Beppu Hotspring — Natsusugata (Beppu)
Woodblock print
After a Shower
Woodblock print
Clearing After Sudden Shower
1936
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Miyajima in the Rain
1941
Color woodblock print
Morning Rain at Hakone
Woodblock print
Rain at Asakusa Kannon Temple
1933
Color woodblock print
Rain at Horyuji Temple, Nara
Woodblock print
Rainy Evening at Ginza
Woodblock print
Spring Rain at Matsushima
Woodblock print
Twelve Scenes of Tokyo: Kagurazaka Street after a Night Rain
after 1929
Color woodblock print
Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms: Spring Rain (Sakura hachidai: Harusame)
after 1935
Color woodblock print
Evening after Rain
1926
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
No Series Rain At Murotozaki
Woodblock print
Sound of Rain
Aquatint
Rain in the Sky
Aquatint
Kagurazaka Street after a Night Rain
after 1929
Color woodblock print
Spring Rain
1935
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
A Passing Shower — 村雨
1898
Woodblock print
Taking Shelter From Rain — 雨宿り
Not set
Woodblock print
Rain Scene
Woodblock print
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Frequently Asked Questions
Rainy weather and atmospheric scenes (ame) in Japanese woodblock prints. Rain prints are prized for their technical virtuosity — depicting falling rain with fine carved lines and creating reflections on wet surfaces through layered printing.
Kawase Hasui, Shiro Kasamatsu, and Kobayashi Kiyochika are among the artists most associated with rain in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.
Hanga currently catalogues 409 prints tagged with rain, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.