Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake

MaterialHeavyweight matte paper

Size2:3 ratio

Frame

$59Unframed print · made to order

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About this work

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Year: 1857
Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and colour on paper
Original size: approx. 37 × 25 cm (ōban)
Collection: Impressions in many collections, including the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the British Museum
Movement: Ukiyo-e
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Pedestrians hurry across the wooden Shin-Ōhashi bridge over the Sumida River as a downpour slants across the scene, the far bank of Atake reduced to a grey silhouette. Hiroshige published it in 1857 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, the great series of vertical prints he made in the last years of his life. The rain is cut into the block as fine parallel lines in two directions, and the dark cloud at the top is printed with a graded bokashi wipe. Van Gogh copied this print in oils in 1887, and it became one of the most influential Japanese images in Europe. The series was issued by the publisher Sakanaya Eikichi; impressions vary in colour and condition.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original plate — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Also available as gallery-wrapped canvas — ready to hang, no frame needed • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; 16×24 and 24×36 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake in the public domain?

Yes. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Impressions in many collections.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake painted, and in what medium?

Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake dates from 1857 and was made in woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and colour on paper; the original measures approx. 37 × 25 cm (ōban).

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake (Utagawa Hiroshige) — the painting printed edge-to-edge at its own proportions. Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge and Atake, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo · Utagawa Hiroshige · 1857. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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