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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

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

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) by Suzuki Harunobu

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

Driving Rain at Shōno, from Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaidō by Utagawa Hiroshige

Driving Rain at Shōno, from Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaidō

1833

color woodblock print

Night Rain at Nyūzan (nyūzan no yau) by Totoya Hokkei

Night Rain at Nyūzan (nyūzan no yau)

Print

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) by Utagawa Hiroshige

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 by Shōsai Ikkei

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 by Utagawa Hiroshige

Night Rain on the Sumida River

1843-1847

Print

Night Rain at Koizumi (Koizumi yau), from the series Eight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei) by Utagawa Hiroshige

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) by Utagawa Hiroshige

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 by Tsubaki Chinzan

Ten Thousand Bamboos in the Mist and Rain

1847

Album leaf; ink and color on silk

Bridge and Night Rain by Andō Hiroshige IV

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) by Utagawa Kuniteru II

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 by Takashima Hokkai

Passing Rains on the Bay

1906

Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk

Rain Blossoms by Lillian May Miller

Rain Blossoms

1928

Color woodcut on paper

Rain at the Togano Gate by Hasegawa Sadanobu I

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" by Tachibana Minkō

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 by Shimomura Kanzan

Spring Rain

1916

Pair of folding screens; color on silk

Rainbow #90 by Hatsuyama Shigeru

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.