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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Rain shower, Nihonbashi (Nihonbashi no hakuu), Edo (Japanese period)

Description

Maker

  • Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛
  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Title

Rain shower, Nihonbashi (Nihonbashi no hakuu)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome wood block print

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Horizontal ōban: 22.4 x 34.4 cm (8 13/16 x 13 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1287

About

Rain shower, Nihonbashi (Nihonbashi no hakuu)
from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tōto meisho)
東都名所
日本橋之白雨

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Edo Culture as Reflected in Japanese Woodblock Prints

September 22 - December 15, 1994

Celebrating the City

October 2 - December 20, 1992

Prints by Hiroshige

October 31 - November 19, 1961

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Rain shower, Nihonbashi (Nihonbashi no hakuu) with the accession number of 20.1287. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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