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

An Elegant Parody of the Eight Scenary of Edo, The Evening Rain at Nihonzutsumi

Eight Indoor Scenes (Zashiki Hakkei): A Boiling Kettle-Night Rain (Daisu no yau)

Driving Rain at Shōno, from Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaidō
1833
color woodblock print

Night Rain at Nyūzan (nyūzan no yau)
Station 9 -- Tora's Rain at ōiso (ōiso, Tora-ga-ame), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan-tsugi no uchi)
Late Edo period, circa 1833-1834
Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

Forty-Eight Famous Views of Tokyo: Irises at Horikiri During Rainy Season
東京名所四十八景 堀切しょうぶ五月雨
c. 1871
Color woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Night Rain on the Sumida River
1843-1847
Night Rain at Koizumi (Koizumi yau), from the series Eight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei)
20th century
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Station 50 -- Spring Rain at Tsuchiyama (Tsuchiyama, haru no ame), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan-tsugi no uchi)
19th century
Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

Ten Thousand Bamboos in the Mist and Rain
1847
Album leaf; ink and color on silk

Bridge and Night Rain
c. 1920
Woodblock print (sansui-e); ink and color on paper

Steam Train Passing Shiodome in Tokyo (Tōkyō Shiodome o tōru jōki kikansha)
東京汐留を通る蒸気機関車
1872
Color woodblock print (nishiki-e), ōban triptych
Passing Rains on the Bay
1906
Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk

Rain Blossoms
1928
Color woodcut on paper

Rain at the Togano Gate
1836-1870
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

The Bride Traveling in the Rain, from the series "The Foxes' Wedding"
狐の嫁入り
1765
Color woodblock print; chuban yoko-e

Spring Rain
1916
Pair of folding screens; color on silk

Rainbow #90
1959
Color woodcut 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 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.



