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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)
Date1836
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal ōban; overall: 9 5/8 × 14 1/4 in. (24.4 × 36.2 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
PortfolioFifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojusantsugi no uchi)
Object number1950.836
Status
Not on view
More Information
Hiroshige depicts a sudden downpour over Shono. With hurried steps, the travelers run to take shelter. A basket-seller is running breathlessly up the steep mountain road, while a traveler helps to ensure that his baskets do not blow away, and a servant comes hurrying along with an umbrella. Hiroshige attached great importance to the depiction of even the smallest details. The countryside, heavily veiled in rain, and the perspective depth of the bamboo forest in the background, are masterfully reproduced in a color composition whose total effect is almost idyllic.
Exhibition History
Forty-eight Japanese Prints from the Mary A. Ainsworth Collection
  • University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN ( 1954-02 - 1954-02 )
  • University of the South, Sewannee, TN ( 1954-03 - 1954-03 )
Japanese Prints from the Mary A. Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (May 20, 1986 - July 20, 1986 )
Hiroshige's Tokaido Prints: Views of Nineteenth-Century Japan
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (March 25, 1997 - June 9, 1997 )
Monet and Japan
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (March 9, 2001 - June 11, 2001 )
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth (July 6, 2001 - September 16, 2001 )
Visions of Turmoil and Tranquility: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 17, 2005 - December 23, 2005 )
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 )
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan (April 13, 2019 - May 25, 2019 )
  • Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Shizuoka, Japan (June 8, 2019 - July 28, 2019 )
  • Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Osaka, Japan (August 10, 2019 - September 29, 2019 )
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 14, 2020 - December 6, 2020 )
Collections
  • Asian
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