Hasui 巴水: Evening Shower, Teradomari 寺泊の夜雨 (SOLD)

Artist: Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水 (1883-1957)Title: Night Rain, Teradomari 寺泊の夜雨Series: Souvenirs of Travels, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishû) 旅みやげ第二集Date: 27 August, 1921 大正十年 A man in a straw raincoat echoes Hiroshige as he tilts his hat against the direction of the deluge and navigates his way across the puddles filling a deserted street during a downpour. Hasui was a master of depicting with specificity every type of weather, especially snow and the even trickier rain. Here it falls in long, straight lines, very reminiscent of the famous Hiroshige design of Ohashi Bridge from 100 Famous Views of Edo. We see a soft horizon line floating in the distance, and the grey-blue color of the sky is very subtly different than the color of the water, which is more blue.  The rain comes down in arrow-straight diagonal lines, clusters of parallel lines in hues of grey and black. As in most Hasui evening scenes, lights beckon a welcoming yellow from several windows, indicating the cozy atmosphere t