京都名所之内 糺川原之夕立|Tea-houses on the Bank of the Tadasu River in a Shower
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); W. 13 11/16 in. (34.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession Number
JP1885
Tags
Art Historical Context
Utagawa Hiroshige1797–1858), a master of ukiyo-e wood prints, captures a poetic moment in *Tea-houses on the of the Tadasu in a Shower*, part of his renowned series *Famous Places of Kyoto*. Created during Japan's Edo period (16151868), this print depicts the serene banks of the Tadasu—known today as part of the Kamo River Kyoto, where elegant tea-houses perch amid a sudden summer downpour. Hiroshige's keen eye for everyday beauty transforms a fleeting rainstorm into a harmonious scene of figures—men and women hurrying under umbrellas—crossing a bridge, their silhouettes softened by sheets of ...
About the Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige · 1826–1869
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), born Andō Tokutarō, was the last great master of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock printmaking and one of the most influential landscape artists in history. Born in Edo (modern Tokyo) into a low-ranking samurai family serving as fire wardens, Hiroshige transformed landscape printmaking into a poetic meditation on nature, weather, and everyday life. His revolutionary approac...