UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE 1797 Edo (Tokio) - 1858 Ebenda SUDDEN SHOWER OVER SHIN OHASHI BRIDGE AND ATAKE -OHASHI ATAKE NO YUDACHI Japan, wohl 1857/1860 Farbholzschnitt auf Papier, kaschiert. 35,7 x 23,5 cm. Signiert und gestempelt Verleger (Publisher) Shitaya Uo Ei;. Besch., part. rest. This print is considered the masterpiece of the series 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' (Meisho Edo hyakkei). This print, along with the view of the Kameido plum tree (print 30 from the series), were copied in oil by Vincent van Gogh. We can count six figures on the bridge, attempting to escape from the heavy summer rain, under hats, mats, and umbrellas and a lone boatman on the river Sumida. Looking beyond the Shin-Ohashi, or New Great Bridge, is the Atake of the title, an informal place name for the area shown on the far bank, named after a huge bakufu ship which was moored in front of the shogunal boathouses here from the 1630's until it was dismantled in 1682. Provenienz: Privatsammlung Düsseldorf.