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"
Unknown
Color woodblock print

The Tengu King Training his Pupils
c. 1690
Woodblock print

Night Rain at a Shrine
early 1760s
Color woodblock print; hosoban, mizu-e

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
late 18th/early 19th century
Color woodblock print; hashira-e

Praying for Rain Komachi (Amagoi Komachi)
Edo period (1615–1868), 1770
Color woodblock print; chuban

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
1879
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical ōban

Ono no Komachi Praying for Rain
ca. 1791
Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper

In the Rain
1898
Etching, with watercolor and pastel, on ivory wove paper

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

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)"
1789
Color woodblock print; page from an album

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)"
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
ca. 1827
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

Morning after Rain
雨後之朝
1937
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Early Summer Rain, Arakawa River
June 1932
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

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)"
1935
Color woodblock print; oban

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)
c. 1766/67
Color woodblock print; chuban

Spring Rain
before 1923
Watercolor on paper

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)"
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)"
1932
Color woodblock print; oban

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
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
ca. 1820s
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper

Tiger in the Rain
Late 18th–early 19th century
Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper

Evening Rain at Yoshiwara

Cherry Blossoms in the Rain
19th century
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper

Rain — 雨

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
ca. 1820s
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

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
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)
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)"
c. 1833/34
Color woodblock print; oban

Moorehens in the Rain

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](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/4a497108-12ad-0923-2dba-6e9acef02ee5/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
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
東京高輪蒸気車
1872
Color woodblock triptych (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Herons in Rainy Night

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
1780
Color woodblock print; chuban

Cranes in the Rain
c. 1920
Woodblock print (kachō-e); ink and color on paper

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
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
probably 1818 (Year of the Tiger)
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

Evening Rain, Yanaka Pagoda, Tokyo

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
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)
mid-1830s
color woodblock print

Night Rain at Karasaki, from Eight Views of Ōmi
c. 1835
color woodblock print

Daruma and a young woman in the rain
1765
Color woodblock print; chuban, surimono

Evening Rain at Shukaku

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)"
c. 1837/38
Color woodblock print; oban

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.



