Shiro Kasamatsu, "Rain at Shinobazu Pond"

A beautiful evening scene showing Shinobazu Pond in rain. One of Shiro Kasamatsu’s most popular and recognizable prints. Printed from the original woodblocks, this later edition print is now scarce.

Date: 1938
Size: Oban (approx. 10” x 15”)
Published by Watanabe Shoichiro (later edition)
Condition: Excellent
Frame Shown: 16” x 24”, Modern Metal, Grey

Shiro Kasamatsu (1898-1991) began his artistic career during the shin-hanga period and would go on to produce some of Japan’s most recognizable woodblock prints. Starting in second-half of the 20th century, Shiro would go on to carve, print, and publish his own prints, making him an influential artist in the sosaku-hanga movement as well.