Night Rain at Azuma-no-mori, from the series Eight Views in the Environs of Edo
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Object Label
Utagawa Hiroshige was one of Japan’s most celebrated and prolific designers of landscape-theme woodblock prints. Although some of his most famous prints feature bright colors, he also made very subtle compositions that rely heavily on shades of gray and textures that recall the brushwork of ink paintings. In this image from an Eight Views series, he uses ink of a light color printed over a darker one to represent the subject of “rain at night.”
Caption
Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese, 1797–1858. Night Rain at Azuma-no-mori, from the series Eight Views in the Environs of Edo, ca. 1837–1838. Color woodblock print with mica on paper, 8 3/4 x 13 13/16 in. (22.2 x 35.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 41.604. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 41.604_IMLS_PS3.jpg)
Collection
Collection
Artist
Title
Night Rain at Azuma-no-mori, from the series Eight Views in the Environs of Edo
Date
ca. 1837–1838
Period
Edo Period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Color woodblock print with mica on paper
Classification
Dimensions
8 3/4 x 13 13/16 in. (22.2 x 35.1 cm)
Signatures
Hiroshige ga (広重画)
Markings
Publisher: Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudō). Censor's seal: kiwame.
Credit Line
Frank L. Babbott Fund
Accession Number
41.604
Rights
No known copyright restrictions
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