Utagawa Hiroshige, Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Kelvin Smith, 1985.318 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Utagawa Hiroshige

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

1857

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
Color woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Dimensions
34.2 × 11.1 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-196000

Running through Edo, the Ohashi Bridge was one of 300 bridges that crossed the Sumida River. Published about a year before Hiroshige’s death, this print design illustrates the artist’s mastery of capturing atmospheric conditions. Figures scurry across the bridge amid slanting sheets of rain.

Provenance

Kelvin Smith, 1985.318

Registry history

  • 1857 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints

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