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Night Rain at Karasaki, from Eight Views of Ōmi

近江八景之内　唐崎夜雨

c. 1835

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重

(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
color woodblock print
Measurements
24.4 x 36.8 cm (9 5/8 x 14 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.312
Public Domain
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Location
235A Japanese
Print
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The rain is represented by fine, printed vertical lines.

Description

The sacred Karasaki Pine was a famous sight on the shores of Lake Biwa. Its branches, supported by a framework of bamboo poles, sheltered a shrine beneath. The poem on this print reads as follows:

Yielding to the sound in the evening rain,
and drawing near to the evening wind,
he grows famous,
the pine tree of Karasaki.
—Translation by Matthi Forrer

Night Rain at Karasaki, from Eight Views of Ōmi

c. 1835

Utagawa Hiroshige

(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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