Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1857): Art, History and Details

Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1857) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

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.

Object facts

• Title: Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
• Date: 1857
• Creator attribution: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)
• Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
• Type: Print
• Technique: Color woodblock print, ink and color on paper
• Dimensions: Overall: 34.2 x 11.1 cm (13 7/16 x 4 3/8 in.)
• Collection: Japanese Art
• Department: Japanese Art
• Accession number: 1985.318

Collection credit

The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith

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