- Niwaka-ame (Sudden Rain) - Seiji Sano Kiyomizu Temple

Kiyomizu Temple

Image size: 9 and 1/4 inches by 14 and 1/8 inches (23

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The lower right corner of the image bears the watermark “Toku

Inagaki is best known for his images of cats in modern style

- Niwaka-ame (Sudden Rain) - Seiji Sano Kiyomizu TempleThe wonderful woodblock print Niwaka ame (Sudden Rain) by Kiyoshi Tanaka (b. 1947) captures a quiet moment of everyday life in the countryside, rendered in subtle, layered shades of indigo. Through the shoji screen, a woman appears as a soft silhouette, absorbed in her sewing, her presence lending warmth and quiet humanity against the chill of the sudden rain. The nuanced modulation of color gives the large roof and tree a resonant visual weight,