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Utagawa Hiroshige — Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Shono: Driving Rain (Shono, hakuu), Edo period, 19th century
Utagawa Hiroshige

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Shono: Driving Rain (Shono, hakuu), Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige's Shono: Driving Rain is a 19th-century woodblock print from the Edo period depicting a dramatic weather scene. The work exemplifies the artist's mastery of landscape composition and atmospheric effects in the ukiyo-e tradition.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

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Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection

May 21, 2021

Estimate: $7,000 – $9,000

Lot 6

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Utagawa Hiroshige, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Shono: Driving Rain (Shono, hakuu), Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige's Shono: Driving Rain is a 19th-century woodblock print from the Edo period depicting a dramatic weather scene. The work exemplifies the artist's mastery of landscape composition and atmospheric effects in the ukiyo-e tradition.

Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Blue, 19th Century, Japanese, Ukiyo-e, Rain, Landscape, Woodblock Print

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago