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Rain Prints (378)

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

Evening rain at Karesaki from the series "Eight views of Omi Hakkei" by Utagawa Toyohiro

Evening rain at Karesaki from the series "Eight views of Omi Hakkei"

Unknown

Color woodblock print

The Tengu King Training his Pupils by Hishikawa Moronobu

The Tengu King Training his Pupils

c. 1690

Woodblock print

Night Rain at a Shrine by Kitao Shigemasa

Night Rain at a Shrine

early 1760s

Color woodblock print; hosoban, mizu-e

Ono no Komachi Praying for Rain by Isoda Koryūsai

Ono no Komachi Praying for Rain

Edo period (1615–1868), about 1771

Color woodblock print, hashira-e

Young Woman Walking on a River Bank in Rain by Kubo Shunman

Young Woman Walking on a River Bank in Rain

late 18th/early 19th century

Color woodblock print; hashira-e

Praying for Rain Komachi (Amagoi Komachi) by Suzuki Harushige (Shiba Kōkan)

Praying for Rain Komachi (Amagoi Komachi)

Edo period (1615–1868), 1770

Color woodblock print; chuban

Beauty in a Boat during a Rainstorm by Totoya Hokkei

Beauty in a Boat during a Rainstorm

early 19th century

Color woodblock print; surimono

“Act II, Scene 2: Along Train Tracks in America,” from the series The Strange Tale of the Castaways: A Western Kabuki by Adachi Ginkō

“Act II, Scene 2: Along Train Tracks in America,” from the series The Strange Tale of the Castaways: A Western Kabuki

1879

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical ōban

Ono no Komachi Praying for Rain by Chōbunsai Eishi

Ono no Komachi Praying for Rain

ca. 1791

Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper

In the Rain by Helen Hyde

In the Rain

1898

Etching, with watercolor and pastel, on ivory wove paper

Asakusa Bridge in the Rain (Asakusa-bashi uchû no kei) by Inoue Yasuji

Asakusa Bridge in the Rain (Asakusa-bashi uchû no kei)

Two Young Women with Umbrella Caught in Rainstorm by Isoda Koryūsai

Two Young Women with Umbrella Caught in Rainstorm

c. 1771

Color woodblock print; hashira-e

Performance of a Trained Monkey, from an illustrated poetry anthology entitled "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)" by Kitagawa Utamaro

Performance of a Trained Monkey, from an illustrated poetry anthology entitled "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)"

1789

Color woodblock print; page from an album

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 2: Cranes at Tsurugaoka Hachimangō Shrine in Kamakura by Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 2: Cranes at Tsurugaoka Hachimangō Shrine in Kamakura

1810s

Privately published woodblock prints (surimono) mounted in an album; ink and color on paper

Rain at Azuma Bridge below Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan shita Azuma Bashi uchu bo), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Rain at Azuma Bridge below Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan shita Azuma Bashi uchu bo), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

c. 1835/38

Color woodblock print; chu-tanzaku

Emperor Xuanzong (Japanese: Gensō) and Daoist Magician Lo Gongyuan Arising from an Inkstone; “Ink” (Sumi), from Four Friends of the Writing Table for the Ichiyō Poetry Circle (Ichiyō-ren Bunbō shiyū)
From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1 by Yashima Gakutei

Emperor Xuanzong (Japanese: Gensō) and Daoist Magician Lo Gongyuan Arising from an Inkstone; “Ink” (Sumi), from Four Friends of the Writing Table for the Ichiyō Poetry Circle (Ichiyō-ren Bunbō shiyū) From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1

ca. 1827

Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

Morning after Rain by Hashimoto Kansetsu

Morning after Rain

雨後之朝

1937

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Early Summer Rain, Arakawa River by Kawase Hasui

Early Summer Rain, Arakawa River

June 1932

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Train Station at Shimbashi in Tokyo by Utagawa Kunitoshi

Train Station at Shimbashi in Tokyo

1870–1880

Color woodcut

Evening Rain at a Lakeside Tearoom, from the series "Collection of Views of the Moto-Hakone Minami Mountain Villa (Moto-Hakone Minami sanso fukei shu)" by Kawase Hasui

Evening Rain at a Lakeside Tearoom, from the series "Collection of Views of the Moto-Hakone Minami Mountain Villa (Moto-Hakone Minami sanso fukei shu)"

1935

Color woodblock print; oban

Egret in Rain by Ohara Koson

Egret in Rain

1928

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with embossing

Woman Holding a Branch of Kerria Flowers in the Rain (parody of Ota Dokan) by Suzuki Harunobu

Woman Holding a Branch of Kerria Flowers in the Rain (parody of Ota Dokan)

c. 1766/67

Color woodblock print; chuban

Spring Rain by Nakagawa Hachirō

Spring Rain

before 1923

Watercolor on paper

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 2: Cut Flowers: Clematis, Bush Clover, Iris, Camellia, and Azalea by Kubo Shunman

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 2: Cut Flowers: Clematis, Bush Clover, Iris, Camellia, and Azalea

1815 (Year of the Ox)

Privately published woodblock prints (surimono) mounted in an album; ink and color on paper

Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki yau), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)" by Suzuki Harunobu

Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki yau), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)"

early 1760s

Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

Rain at Maekawa in Sagami Province (Soshu Maekawa no ame), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui

Rain at Maekawa in Sagami Province (Soshu Maekawa no ame), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"

1932

Color woodblock print; oban

Two Dancers Performing a “Shakkyōmono” Kabuki Dance, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō), vol. 3 by Kubo Shunman

Two Dancers Performing a “Shakkyōmono” Kabuki Dance, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō), vol. 3

ca. 1805–10

Privately published woodblock prints (surimono) mounted in an album; ink and color on paper

The Heian Court Calligrapher Ono no Tōfū (894–966); “Calligraphy Brush” (Fude), from Four Friends of the Writing Table for the Ichiyō Poetry Circle (Ichiyō-ren Bunbō shiyū)
From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1 by Yashima Gakutei

The Heian Court Calligrapher Ono no Tōfū (894–966); “Calligraphy Brush” (Fude), from Four Friends of the Writing Table for the Ichiyō Poetry Circle (Ichiyō-ren Bunbō shiyū) From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1

ca. 1827

Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

Court Lady at Her Writing Table
From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3 by Yashima Gakutei

Court Lady at Her Writing Table From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3

ca. 1820s

Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper

Tiger in the Rain by Mori Sosen

Tiger in the Rain

Late 18th–early 19th century

Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper

Evening Rain at Yoshiwara by Keisai Eisen

Evening Rain at Yoshiwara

Cherry Blossoms in the Rain by Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Cherry Blossoms in the Rain

19th century

Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper

Rain — 雨 by Tomoyo Jinbo

Rain — 雨

Rain of the Fifth Month (Samidare) by Utagawa Kunisada

Rain of the Fifth Month (Samidare)

19th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Yamabe no Akahito (active 724–736), One of the Three Gods of Poetry
From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1 by Yashima Gakutei

Yamabe no Akahito (active 724–736), One of the Three Gods of Poetry From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1

ca. 1820s

Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1: Genroku-style Courtesan by Utagawa Kuninao

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1: Genroku-style Courtesan

probably 1810s

Privately published woodblock prints (surimono) mounted in an album; ink and color on paper

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Tezuka no Taro Mitsumori Disguised as the Monkey Trainer Tonkichi Tochibei, in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1769 by Katsukawa Shunshō

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Tezuka no Taro Mitsumori Disguised as the Monkey Trainer Tonkichi Tochibei, in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1769

c. 1769

Color woodblock print; hosoban

The actors Bando Shuka I as a Tea Picker (Chatsumi), Ichimura Uzaemon XII as a Monkey Trainer (Sarumawashi), and Onoe Kikugoro II as Umegae (inset) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The actors Bando Shuka I as a Tea Picker (Chatsumi), Ichimura Uzaemon XII as a Monkey Trainer (Sarumawashi), and Onoe Kikugoro II as Umegae (inset)

c. 1847

Color woodblock print; oban

Night Rain at Oyama, View of the Summit Above the Former Fudo Temple (Oyama yau, juzen Fudo yori chojo no zu), from the series "Eight Views of Famous Places (Meisho hakkei)" by Utagawa Toyokuni I

Night Rain at Oyama, View of the Summit Above the Former Fudo Temple (Oyama yau, juzen Fudo yori chojo no zu), from the series "Eight Views of Famous Places (Meisho hakkei)"

c. 1833/34

Color woodblock print; oban

Moorehens in the Rain by Komori Soseki

Moorehens in the Rain

Rain at Nihonbashi Bridge (Nihonbashi no hakuu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Rain at Nihonbashi Bridge (Nihonbashi no hakuu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

c. 1832/38

Color woodblock print; oban

Praying for Rain at Ryozengasaki in Kamakura, 1271 (Bun'ei hachi Kamakura Ryozengasaki ame inoru), from the series "Concise Illustrated Biography of the Great Priest [Nichiren] (Koso go ichidai ryakuzu)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Praying for Rain at Ryozengasaki in Kamakura, 1271 (Bun'ei hachi Kamakura Ryozengasaki ame inoru), from the series "Concise Illustrated Biography of the Great Priest [Nichiren] (Koso go ichidai ryakuzu)"

c. 1830/35

Color woodblock print; oban

Steam Train at Takanawa in Tokyo by Shōsai Ikkei

Steam Train at Takanawa in Tokyo

東京高輪蒸気車

1872

Color woodblock triptych (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Herons in Rainy Night by Komori Soseki

Herons in Rainy Night

A Young Male Actor on Parade in Autumn Rain by Suzuki Harunobu

A Young Male Actor on Parade in Autumn Rain

c. 1765/70

Color woodblock print; chuban

Evening Rain at Shukaku - the actor Nakamura Nakazo as Sadakuro, from an untitled series of actor prints by Torii Kiyonaga

Evening Rain at Shukaku - the actor Nakamura Nakazo as Sadakuro, from an untitled series of actor prints

1780

Color woodblock print; chuban

Cranes in the Rain by Andō Hiroshige IV

Cranes in the Rain

c. 1920

Woodblock print (kachō-e); ink and color on paper

Geisha and Attendant on a Rainy Night by Kitagawa Utamaro

Geisha and Attendant on a Rainy Night

c. 1797

Color woodblock print; oban

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 2: Pine Shoots and Accoutrements for New Year’s Celebrations by Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 2: Pine Shoots and Accoutrements for New Year’s Celebrations

19th century

Privately published woodblock prints (surimono) mounted in an album; ink and color on paper

Costume for Bugaku Court Dance
From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1 by Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Costume for Bugaku Court Dance From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1

probably 1818 (Year of the Tiger)

Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

Evening Rain, Yanaka Pagoda, Tokyo by Shiro Kasamatsu

Evening Rain, Yanaka Pagoda, Tokyo

A Poet and Mount Fuji
From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3 by Yashima Gakutei

A Poet and Mount Fuji From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3

ca. 1820s

Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper

Prayers for Rain, from the series Seven Elegant Komachi by Kitagawa Utamaro

Prayers for Rain, from the series Seven Elegant Komachi

late 1790s

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Night Rain at the Azuma Shrine (from the series Eight Views of the Environs of Edo) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Night Rain at the Azuma Shrine (from the series Eight Views of the Environs of Edo)

mid-1830s

color woodblock print

Night Rain at Karasaki, from Eight Views of Ōmi by Utagawa Hiroshige

Night Rain at Karasaki, from Eight Views of Ōmi

c. 1835

color woodblock print

Daruma and a young woman in the rain by Suzuki Harunobu

Daruma and a young woman in the rain

1765

Color woodblock print; chuban, surimono

Evening Rain at Shukaku by Torii Kiyonaga

Evening Rain at Shukaku

One of the Seven Komachi: Amagoi (Praying for Rain) by Isoda Koryūsai

One of the Seven Komachi: Amagoi (Praying for Rain)

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Evening Rain at Azuma Shrine (Azuma no mori yau), from the series "Eight Views in the Environs of Edo (Edo Kinko hakkei no uchi)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Evening Rain at Azuma Shrine (Azuma no mori yau), from the series "Eight Views in the Environs of Edo (Edo Kinko hakkei no uchi)"

c. 1837/38

Color woodblock print; oban

Night Rain of the Tea Utensils Stand by Suzuki Harunobu

Night Rain of the Tea Utensils Stand

after 1766

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

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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 Takahashi Shotei 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 378 prints tagged with rain, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.