Print & drawing
Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Utagawa Hiroshige
1857
From the archive
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.
- Associated place
- Japan
- Material & technique
- color woodblock print
The record behind the work
Place & date
The museum gives the cultural attribution “Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)”. The pin represents this broad cultural association, not a verified creation site or depicted location.
Source & reuse
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
Source ID: 103244
CC0 — image and metadata released under the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access program. Published from the United States.
