Ohashi, Sudden Shower at Atake, 1857

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Ohashi, Sudden Shower at Atake, 1857

Artist Ando Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858)

Date1857

Dimensionsoverall: 9 1/4 x 14 1/8 in. (24.3 x 3.5.9 cm)

Mediumwoodblock print

ClassificationPrints

Credit LineCarrie L. Brown Bequest Fund

Object number

1951.294

Not on View

Label TextA sudden afternoon shower, or yūdachi (evening descent of the thunder god), pours down on pedestrians crossing the New Ohashi bridge, who shelter under their umbrellas and bamboo mats. A boatman plies his way with a long pole down the Sumida River, seemingly impervious. Ohashi, Sudden Shower at Atake is an acclaimed masterpiece from the series 100 Famous Views of Edo. It was Japanese prints such as this that inspired European artists of the mid-19th century to incorporate aspects of Japanese aesthetics into their own art.Published ReferencesHobbs, Jack A. & Robert L. Duncan, Arts, ideas and civilization, 2nd ed., Englewood Cliffs, 1992, fig. 9.20, p. 393.Exhibition HistoryAbove Water: Bridges from the Collection, July 20 - October 21 2007.

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