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Rain in Ueno — 上野雨の夜桜
by Yokouchi Ginnosuke (1870-1942)
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| Artist: | Yokouchi Ginnosuke (1870-1942) — 横内銀之助 |
| Title: | Rain in Ueno — 上野雨の夜桜 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1930 (in the decade of) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Self |
| Medium (first edition): | Watercolour |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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Thanks to Brian's Gallery on eBay for this entry.
A wonderful watercolour of a couple strolling amongst the cherry blossoms of Ueno Park.
Sometimes when I catch this painting out of the corner of my eye, it looks like the blossom petals are actually falling.
I think this painting inspired his highly prized print of the same scene:
The man's right knee is strikingly similar in both - I don't think the print and painting are very far apart in time.
The lady certainly cheered up when she got an umbrella too!
Framed, 19.5 x 15.5 inches |
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