Image
Description
Maker
- Yamamotoya Heikichi, Japanese, publisher
- Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese
Title
Night rain at Karasaki (Karasaki Yau)
Year
ca. 1835
Medium
Polychrome wood block print
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Plate: 22.9 x 35.2 cm (9 x 13 7/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription verso, bottom right corner:8554[text and poems]Poem: Yo ni ame ni (translates to)In an evening shower otoo yuzurite (translates to) the sound of the pine at Karasaki yukaze o (translates to)in night wind yoso ni sadateru/karasaki no matsu (translates to) is hushedNormally the pine makes a sound in the wind and the phrase "wind in the pines" is an ubiquitous allusion to autumn, melancholy and poignancy. Here the great pine at Karasaki seems to stand still despite the breeze as the sound of the rain overwhelms the wind through the pine.
Identification
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Edition
Edition: This is the more common version in black; a version printed in blue is presumed an earlier edition with limited release. Place
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Japan
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
Object Number
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20.1280
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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