White Rain at Shōno, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
Name
Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858 (Artist)
Hoeidō (Publisher)
Takenouchi, Magohachi (Publisher)
Title
White Rain at Shōno, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
Other Titles
Shōno, hakuu 庄野 白雨, from the series Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi 東海道五十三次之内
Abstract
"White Rain at Shōno" is the forty-sixth print in the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō." One of the best known of Hiroshige's prints, this image not only illustrates a place along the road that connected Edo to Kyoto, but also demonstrates the artist's exceptional ability to render the sunlit summer shower.
Accession Number
C00.1755.006
Format
prints
Culture
Japanese (culture or style)
Genre
Landscapes (representations)
Origin Information
Edo (Tokyo), Japan
Date
ca. 1833-1834
Physical Description
1 print ; image 9 x 13 3/4 in. (22.8 x 34.9 cm), sheet 10 x 14 7/8 in. (25.4 x 37.5 cm)
Note (Period)
Edo period
Note (Medium/support)
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
This series, the first among Hiroshige's Tōkaidō series, was occasioned by the artist's journey along the Tōkaidō in the summer of 1832. Accompanying the mission of the shogun, the artist experienced life outside the capital and became familiarized wi th the popular places along this well-traveled road that connected Edo (the capital and today's Tokyo) and Kyoto (the old imperial capital).