Night Rain at Karasaki, from the series Eight Views of Ōmi

Description

The Kawasaki Pine was a famous site on the shores of Lake Biwa. Its branches, supported by bamboo trellises, shelter a shrine beneath. The rain is represented by fine, printed vertical lines.

Provenance

R. E. Lewis, Inc.

Night Rain at Karasaki, from the series Eight Views of Ōmi

Utagawa Hiroshige

c. 1835

Accession Number

1985.312

Medium

color woodblock print

Dimensions

24.4 x 36.8 cm (9 5/8 x 14 1/2 in.)

Classification

Print

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith