About This Print
A small format reproduction of what has been called the "undisputed masterpiece" of the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo.1
As six travelers cross the sweeping arc of the [Shin Ohashi] Bridge, they are overtaken by a violent rainstorm. It is the kind of summer rain when the sky darkens suddenly, thunder cracks, the clouds release a torrent of rain - and as suddenly, it all clears away. The surprised travelers hastily protect themselves with hats and umbrellas.... Numerous irregular lines express the downpour.2
original oban size print, 1857
14 5/16 x 9 1/2 in. (36.3 x 24.2 cm)
1Hokusai and Hiroshige: Great Japanese Prints from the James A. Michener Collection, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Julia M. White, et. al., The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 1998, p. 251.
2 ibid.
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #1444 |
| Title | Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge at Atake, No. 58 Ōhashi Atake no yūdachi 大はしあたけの夕立 |
| Series | One Hundred Famous Views of Edo Meisho Edo hyakkei 名所江戸百景 |
| Artist | after Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858) |
| Signature | 廣重画 Hiroshige ga |
| Seal of the Artist | not sealed |
| Publication Date: Original Print | 1857, 9th month |
| Publication Date: Reproduction | c. 1930s |
| Publisher: Original Print | Uoya Eikichi |
| Publisher: Reproduction |  located in lower right corner |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | excellent |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Genre | ukiyo-e, fukusei-ga |
| Format | yatsugiri |
| H x W Paper | 5 5/16 x 3 1/2 in. (13.5 x 8.9 cm ) |
| H x W Image | 5 1/8 x 3 5/16 in. (13 x 8.4 cm) |
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