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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Shōno: Driving Rain (庄野 白雨 Shōno hakuu)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八 (Japanese, c. 1833-1850), publisher

Title

Shōno: Driving Rain (庄野 白雨 Shōno hakuu)
from the series The fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō (東海道五十三次之内 Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi)
Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi

Period

Edo Period

Year

ca. 1833

Medium

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Materials

color, ink

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Horizontal ōban: 22.7 x 34.9 cm (8 15/16 x 13 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Hiroshige ga

Seals: Publisher's seal | Hoeido han; censor's seal | kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

41.080.46

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Mountains and Rivers
Scenic Views of Japan
Jul 10, 2009 – Nov 01, 2009
Hiroshige's "Fifty-Three Stages of the Tokaido"
A Journey through Japanese Woodblock Prints, Part I
May 23, 1997 – Aug 24, 1997
The Road to Kyoto
Selected Views from Hiroshige's Tokaido Gojosan Tsugi No Uchi (The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido)
Nov 01, 1981 – Jan 01, 1982

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八 (Japanese, c. 1833-1850), publisher
Shōno: Driving Rain (庄野 白雨 Shōno hakuu); from the series The fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō (東海道五十三次之内 Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi); Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi, ca. 1833
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Horizontal ōban: 22.7 x 34.9 cm (8 15/16 x 13 3/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 41.080.46

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