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Light Rain at Shōno, no. 46 from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
Light Rain at Shōno, no. 46 from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Light Rain at Shōno, no. 46 from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Dateca. 1833
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal ōban; overall: 9 1/8 × 14 5/16 in. (23.2 × 36.3 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
PortfolioFifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojusantsugi no uchi)
Object number1950.837
Status
Not on view
More Information
Printing variations: While the first state of the print shows the names of the publisher and the series on the umbrella, this picture is the second state, with only faint traces of the words on the umbrella. The earlier impression has very light grey rain, and the distant row of bamboo is much lighter than the nearer row; in this print, a later impression, this distinction is lost. The tips of both rows are printed with dark grey and the effect is more violent and stormy.
Exhibition History
Hiroshige's Tokaido Prints: Views of Nineteenth-Century Japan
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (March 25, 1997 - June 9, 1997 )
The Cultured Landscape in China and Japan
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 6, 2007 - August 13, 2007 )
A Life in Prints: Mary A. Ainsworth and the Floating World
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 3, 2015 - June 7, 2015 )
Collections
  • Asian
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