Suzuki Kason Original Woodblock Print "Autumn Shower" Russo Japanese War 1904 LS#205 Lamp and decorated with figures in

and decorated with figures in high relief

His countenance combines serenity and authority

This figure presents strongly from all angles

and multifunctional domestic storage

5 "in diameter

Suzuki Kason Original Woodblock Print "Autumn Shower" Russo Japanese War 1904 LS#205 Lamp and decorated with figures inSuzuki 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