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Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Utagawa HiroshigeLinkedCulture matchlcp-058622c2ea8f
- Date
- 1857
- Medium
- color woodblock print
- Culture
- Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
- Department
- Japanese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 103244
Published two years after the great earthquake and fire of 1855, this print design illustrates the newly rebuilt Great Bridge over the Sumida River in Edo (now Tokyo). The design shows Utagawa Hiroshige’s skill in capturing atmospheric conditions. People try to protect themselves from sudden sheets of rain as they cross the bridge in opposite directions. The Atake neighborhood is seen in the distance. The Ohashi Bridge was one of 300 bridges that crossed the Sumida River.
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- Credit line
- Gift from J. H. Wade
- Provenance
- ?–1921: Carl William Schraubstadter [1862–1947], New York, NY | February 11, 1921: (American Art Association, February 11, 1921 sale, lot 664) | 1921: (Yamanaka and Company, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1921–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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