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Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

1857

Utagawa Hiroshige

(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
color woodblock print
35.3 x 23.2 cm (13 7/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
Gift from J. H. Wade 1921.318
Location: 235A Japanese

Did You Know?

The Ohashi Bridge was one of 300 bridges that crossed the Sumida River.

Description

Published two years after the great earthquake and fire of 1855, this print design illustrates the newly rebuilt Great Bridge over the Sumida River in Edo (now Tokyo). The design shows Utagawa Hiroshige’s skill in capturing atmospheric conditions. People try to protect themselves from sudden sheets of rain as they cross the bridge in opposite directions. The Atake neighborhood is seen in the distance.
  • ?–1921
    Carl William Schraubstadter [1862–1947], New York, NY
    February 11, 1921
    (American Art Association, February 11, 1921 sale, lot 664)
    1921
    (Yamanaka and Company, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1921–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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