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Sudden Shower at Shōno, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print with a beige background and darker beige border that has decorative rounded corners. Three men struggling in heavy rain on the left side of image on a blue road or path that runs diagonally down to the lower right. All three men are wearing blue shorts; the two men on the left are wearing straw hats and carrying long sticks; the man on the far left is also wearing a yellow top; and the man on the far right is holding a large umbrella and wearing a straw hat. The sky is filled with diagonal rain streaks and gray clouds; trees and a house are on the right; a red seal is on the bottom left; and Japanese characters are on the top left.

Artwork details

Date:
1834–35
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 406 px
Museum record:
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