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Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake (Ōhashi Atake no yūdachi), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print depicts a bridge over water with people crossing. The bridge is elevated, with a railing on both sides and crisscross supports underneath. It has a light-colored deck and brown supports. Several people are on the bridge, some holding umbrellas. A boat with a person is on the water to the left. Rain falls from a dark blue sky. There are trees on the horizon. Two red labels and one yellow label with black Japanese characters are on the print. The print has a beige border.

Artwork details

Date:
1857
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
410 × 624 px
Museum record:
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