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Utagawa Hiroshige

Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

1857
Color woodblock print, ink and color on paper

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Running through Edo, the Ohashi Bridge was one of 300 bridges that crossed the Sumida River. Published about a year before Hiroshige’s death, this print design illustrates the artist’s mastery of capturing atmospheric conditions. Figures scurry across the bridge amid slanting sheets of rain.

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