1791
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Amagoi|Ono no Komachi Praying for Rain is a 1791 ink by Chôbunsai Eishi, a Romanticism work, depicting Rain, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows two women in long robes by a river. One holds a woven umbrella. The other leans on a basket. Behind them, a bridge and trees line the water. Rain falls in thick, dark lines. The artist used ink lines to show wetness and texture. The women’s clothes have small patterns, but the focus is on the rain. Look up cross-hatching next to see how artists build shading with lines.
Chōbunsai Eishi (鳥文斎 栄之; 1756–1829) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. His last name was Hosoda (細田). His first name was Tokitomi (時富). His common name was Taminosuke (民之丞) and later Yasaburo (弥三郎). Pupil of Kano Eisen'in…
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