“She could take the quieter side streets with narrower sidewalks, and she could linger over a pretty view if she wanted.” (last night at the telegraph club, malinda lo) rene wiley / tomoko hara / heikala / mike kowalski
Each of the rain drops has a tale to tell about the sorrows of people about the hardships living things go through about the arrival of sparrows.
Bochō Yamamura (transl. Sato Hiroaki and Burton Watson)
One of the most striking features of shin hanga artists is their ability to convey the atmosphere of intimacy in their works. Anonymous people, whose faces are usually hidden, somehow gain familiarity and become meaningful; one would love to hear the tales they had to tell.
Todayʼs rainy set consists of (top to bottom, left to right): Sengakuji Temple at Takanawa in Tokyo, by Tsuchiya Koitsu, 1933 [source]; Yushima Tenjin Shrine in Spring Rain, by Kasamatsu Shiro, 1935 [source]; Sudden Rain, by Takahashi Hiroaki, 1927–1935 [source]; Rain at Shuzenji, by Kawase Hasui, 1933 [source]; Kiyomizu in Rain, by Kawase Hasui, 1921 [source]; Uchiyamashita in Rain, by Kawase Hasui, 1923 [source].
