歌川広重画　「名所江戸百景　駒形堂吾嬬橋」|“Azuma Bridge from Komagatadō Temple,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Komagatadō Azumabashi)

Utagawa Hiroshige|Uoya Eikichi

1857 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Viewed from the Komagatadō temple in the lower left corner of the print, Azuma Bridge, also known the Great Bridge, crosses the Sumida River in the distance at the left side of the print. A cuckoo is blown through the darkening sky by a gust of wind, and a red flag flaps from a pole cropped by the bottom edge of the picture. Hiroshige captures the turbulence that occurs just before a rain shower.

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige|Uoya Eikichi

Date

1857

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914