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Rain at Shuzenji

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This serene woodblock print captures a quiet moment on a rainy evening, where a small, wooden structure — possibly a hot spring bathhouse — seems to float delicately over a rocky pond. The scene is cloaked in a gentle wash of blues and grays, evoking the damp, muted atmosphere that only rain can bring. Soft, vertical strokes mimic the falling rain, blurring the outlines of the silhouetted trees and distant houses, whose warmly lit windows glow faintly against the cool background. The subtle illumination from inside the bathhouse invites the viewer into a tranquil and intimate refuge amid the wet chill. The artist's masterful control of line and color produces a harmonious composition, with the careful balance between the sharpness of the foreground’s wooden planks and the misty, almost impressionistic background.

Rain at Shuzenji

Hasui Kawase

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1933

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4353 × 6465 px

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