“Lingering Rain over Half the Village”

Urakami (Uragami) Gyokudō 浦上玉堂

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Although he was born into a family of relatively high-ranking warrior-retainers, from a young age, Uragami Gyokudō expressed more interest in literature, painting, and music. He finally resigned his position at forty-nine and traveled widely for the rest of his life. In this late work executed in short, meticulous strokes with a dry brush, Gyokudō paints a secluded mountain village—barely visible at far right—still enveloped in mist after the rain.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art