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Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Night Rain at Karasaki, from Eight Views of Ōmi

c. 1835

Utagawa Hiroshige

(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
color woodblock print
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: 235A Japanese

Did You Know?

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
  • (R. E. Lewis, Inc., California, sold to Mrs. and Mr. Kelvin Smith)
    ?–1985
    The Kelvin Smith Collection, Cleveland, OH, given by Mrs. Kelvin [Eleanor Armstrong] Smith [1899–1998] to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1985–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Highlights of Japanese Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 7, 2025-June 14, 2026).
    Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2004-April 10, 2005).
    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).
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