1834
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
東海道五十三次之内 庄野 白雨|Sudden Shower in Shōno is a 1834 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Rain, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows five travelers climbing a muddy slope in the rain. Their straw hats and umbrellas are soaked, and the sky is dark with heavy clouds. The path is steep, and the trees on either side look wet and tangled. Notice how the artist uses quick brushstrokes to show the rain and movement. The travelers’ clothes blend into the gray background, making them feel lost in the storm. Look up cross-hatching next to see how artists like this one create texture with lines.
Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川 広重) or Andō Hiroshige (安藤 広重), born Andō Tokutarō (安藤 徳太郎; 1797 – 12 October 1858), was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, considered the last great master of that tradition.
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