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Rain in May

５月に雨

1931

Itō Shinsui 伊東 深水

(Japanese, 1898–1972)
Culture
Japan, Shōwa period (1926–89)
Medium
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Measurements
Sheet: 43.4 x 28 cm (17 1/16 x 11 in.); Image: 41.2 x 26.1 cm (16 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward Collection Fund 2001.57
Copyright
Copyright
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

The primary market for shinhanga at the time of its production was Europe and the US; major shinhanga exhibitions were held at the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio in the 1930s.

Description

Chiefly known for romanticized depictions of beautiful women in paintings and prints, Itō Shinsui was one of the leading artists of the shinhanga (new prints) movement While they strove to retain the traditional team-based production system and standard subject matter of actors, beauties, and famous places, shinhanga artists also sought to incorporate effects from European painting into their work.
A vertically oriented woodblock print in color depicts a woman with light skin tone in profile facing left. Her black hair is swept up above downcast eyes. She wears a gray kimono patterned with white crosses and a striped sash, cradling a blue bundle under a teal umbrella. She stands among blade-like purple irises and white flowering bushes. To our right is a leafy tree; Japanese calligraphy and a red seal are to our left.

Rain in May

1931

Itō Shinsui

(Japanese, 1898–1972)
Japan, Shōwa period (1926–89)

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