1857
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
名所江戶百景 大はしあたけの夕立|Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake (Ōhashi Atake no yūdachi), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei) is a 1857 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Impressionism work, depicting Boat, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a busy wooden bridge over water, crowded with people and animals. Heavy rain pours straight down, making everything look wet and blurry. The sky is dark, but the bridge and people below are bright with bold colors—reds, greens, and blues. Notice how the rain isn’t just splatters—it’s drawn as thick, repeated lines, almost like a pattern. That’s a trick to show movement and mood without tiny details. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists use lines to create depth and texture.
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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