{"product_id":"sudden-shower-over-shin-ohashi-bridge-and-atake-after-utagawa-hiroshige","title":"Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake - After Utagawa Hiroshige","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake (\u003cem\u003eŌhashi Atake no Yūdachi\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (\u003cem\u003eMeisho Edo Hyakkei\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Design Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1857\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Uoya Eikichi (Sakanaya Eikichi)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReprint Publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Daiichi Kōgei\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20th-century Shōwa-period recarved edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Genuine Japanese color woodblock print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ōban tate-e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaper Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e [add exact dimensions]\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis genuine Japanese woodblock print is a 20th-century Daiichi Kōgei reproduction of Hiroshige’s \u003cem\u003eSudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the most famous designs from his late masterpiece \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Famous Views of Edo\u003c\/em\u003e. The original was published by Uoya Eikichi in the ninth month of 1857. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe red \u003cstrong\u003eDaiichi Kōgei-ban\u003c\/strong\u003e inscription in the lower left margin identifies this impression as a later recarved edition rather than an Edo-period printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake\u003c\/em\u003e captures the instant a summer downpour sweeps across the Sumida River. Travelers hurry across the bridge, bending beneath umbrellas and straw rain capes, while a lone boatman continues downriver through the storm. Hiroshige renders the rain as long, sharply angled lines cutting across the entire composition, while the distant shore nearly disappears behind the gray curtain of water. The steep diagonal of the bridge gives the image a remarkable sense of movement and makes the viewer feel caught in the storm alongside the figures. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInscriptions \u0026amp; Marks:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtist: Utagawa Hiroshige\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle: \u003cem\u003eŌhashi Atake no Yūdachi\u003c\/em\u003e (大はしあたけの夕立), “Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeries: \u003cem\u003eMeisho Edo Hyakkei\u003c\/em\u003e (名所江戸百景), “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal design date: 1857, ninth month\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal publisher: Uoya Eikichi (also known as Sakanaya Eikichi)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReprint publisher: Daiichi Kōgei\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed Daiichi Kōgei edition mark in lower left margin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHiroshige signature reproduced from the original design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenuine carved-and-printed Japanese woodblock reproduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good. Full margins with light overall toning and minor scattered surface marks consistent with age. Minor handling wear and light discoloration to the margins. Colors remain strong, with attractive blue gradation in the river and deep gray-black printing in the stormy sky. Please review the photographs carefully, as they form part of the condition description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Artist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) was one of the greatest masters of Japanese woodblock printmaking and the artist most closely associated with landscape ukiyo-e. Best known for his poetic depictions of travel, changing seasons, weather, and the quiet beauty of everyday life, Hiroshige transformed familiar places into deeply atmospheric works through his masterful use of composition and color. His celebrated series, including \u003cem\u003eThe Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Famous Views of Edo\u003c\/em\u003e, became some of the most influential prints ever produced in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Famous Views of Edo\u003c\/em\u003e was Hiroshige’s great late-career series, produced between 1856 and 1858. Rather than simply documenting famous locations around Edo, Hiroshige experimented with dramatic cropping, unusual perspectives, exaggerated foreground elements, weather, and seasonal effects. The series ultimately comprised more than one hundred designs and represents some of the most inventive work of Hiroshige’s career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake\u003c\/em\u003e is among the most celebrated images in the entire series and one of Hiroshige’s best-known works. Its influence extended well beyond Japan: Vincent van Gogh owned and studied Japanese prints and made a painted copy of this composition, \u003cem\u003eJaponaiserie: Bridge in the Rain\u003c\/em\u003e, demonstrating the enormous influence Hiroshige had on European artists during the rise of Japonisme. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this Edition:\u003c\/strong\u003e This impression is \u003cstrong\u003enot an Edo-period printing\u003c\/strong\u003e. The red \u003cstrong\u003e第一巧藝版 (Daiichi Kōgei-ban)\u003c\/strong\u003einscription in the lower left margin identifies it as a later Japanese reproduction. The Daiichi Kōgei editions were genuine woodblock prints produced from newly carved blocks after historic ukiyo-e designs rather than photomechanical reproductions. For a sales listing, I would conservatively describe this as a \u003cstrong\u003e20th-century Shōwa-period Daiichi Kōgei recarved edition\u003c\/strong\u003e unless documentation establishing a more precise publication date is available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63938864513395,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/3549\/2211\/files\/YGP00331.jpg?v=1786232054","url":"https:\/\/blueskyprintshop.com\/products\/sudden-shower-over-shin-ohashi-bridge-and-atake-after-utagawa-hiroshige","provider":"Blue Sky Print Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}