Suzuki Kason Original Woodblock Print "Autumn Shower" Russo Japanese War 1904 LS#205 Lamp 5 "in diameter

5 "in diameter

His countenance combines serenity and authority

and decorated with figures in high relief

A vivid and historically important nishiki-e triptych by Toyohara Chikanobu (楊洲齋周延)

This figure presents strongly from all angles

Suzuki Kason Original Woodblock Print "Autumn Shower" Russo Japanese War 1904 LS#205 Lamp 5 "in diameterSuzuki Kason () "Autumn Shower" 1904 A poignant and beautifully composed kuchi e () frontispiece woodblock print by Suzuki Kason, published in the literary magazine Bungei Kurabu (, "Literary Club") by Hakubunkan, Tokyo, in 1904. The composition juxtaposes two emotionally charged scenes: at right, a bijin in a pale floral kimono with rose kanzashi sits absorbed in reading a letter, her expression quietly anxious; at upper left, an inset vignette