Early Summer Rain, Arakawa (Samidare (Arakawa))
Samidare (Arakawa
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- June 1932
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 23.8 × 36.2 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Typical Price
Rain over the Arakawa river is one of Hasui's accomplished atmospheric compositions. Lifetime editions typically bring $500-$2,500. Hasui's rain scenes require exceptional carving and printing skill to render the diagonal rain lines convincingly, and collectors prize examples where the rain effect is crisp and the overall impression is fresh.
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