Who painted Green Mountains as the Rain Ceases?

Green Mountains as the Rain Ceases was painted by Uragami Gyokudō in 1810.

Where can I see Green Mountains as the Rain Ceases?

Green Mountains as the Rain Ceases is held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Artwork

Green Mountains as the Rain Ceases

Green Mountains as the Rain Ceases is an unspecified painting by Uragami Gyokudō. It dates from 1810 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

About this work

Overview

Created in 1810 by Uragami Gyokudō, a Japanese artist active in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, *Green Mountains as the Rain Ceases* depicts a tranquil mountainous scene rendered in ink and subtle touches of green. The composition balances towering, craggy peaks with foreground foliage and scattered rocks, conveying a moment of stillness after rain.

Subject & Meaning

The painting presents a quiet landscape where muted gray tones dominate the sky and rock faces, while the limited green of trees and bushes suggests life persisting in the aftermath of a storm. The serene atmosphere invites contemplation of nature’s cycles, echoing the calm that follows precipitation.

Technique & Style

Gyokudō employs controlled, repetitive brushstrokes that echo the rhythmic qualities of his guqin performances. Ink washes create depth in the distant mountains, while sharper, darker lines define foreground vegetation and stone, producing a harmonious contrast between softness and definition.

History & Provenance

Although known during his lifetime chiefly as a musician, Gyokudō’s paintings gained wider appreciation after his death for their compositional strength. *Green Mountains as the Rain Ceases* entered the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it remains part of the museum’s holdings of Japanese ink landscape works.

Artist & collection

Artist

Uragami Gyokudō

Uragami Gyokudō or Urakami Gyokudō (浦上玉堂 1745 - October 10, 1820) was a Japanese musician, painter, poet and calligrapher.

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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