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Night Rain at Karasaki, from the series Eight Views of Ōmi

Night Rain at Karasaki, from the series Eight Views of Ōmi

c. 1835
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
color woodblock print
Image: 22.8 x 35.3 cm (9 x 13 7/8 in.); with margins: 24.4 x 36.8 cm (9 5/8 x 14 1/2 in.)
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.312
Location: not on view

Description

The Kawasaki Pine was a famous site on the shores of Lake Biwa. Its branches, supported by bamboo trellises, shelter a shrine beneath. The rain is represented by fine, printed vertical lines.
  • R. E. Lewis, Inc.
  • Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; December 12, 2004- April 10, 2005. "Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections".
    A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 14-November 13, 1988).
    Cleveland Museum of Art, 1988: A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection.
  • {{cite web|title=Night Rain at Karasaki, from the series Eight Views of Ōmi|url=false|author=Utagawa Hiroshige|year=c. 1835|access-date=24 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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