Regenstorm te Shono 1868 - 1950

"Regenstorm te Shono" (Rainstorm at Shono) is a woodblock print by the renowned Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige I, dating back to the Edo period. The print depicts a dramatic rainstorm with diagonal lines of rain pouring down on travelers along a mountain path. The use of woodblock printing techniques and the evocative imagery of nature and human figures make this print a quintessential example of Ukiyo-e, the popular art of Edo-era Japan. This specific work is housed in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, and measures 258 mm in height and 379 mm in width.