Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road: Shōno, Sudden Shower

Utagawa Hiroshige · Woodblock print, ink and colour on paper; horizontal ōban · Edo period, c. 1833–35 · Tokyo National Museum

Rain, slope, bamboo and people are all swept along diagonal lines. Follow the rain first.

Exhibition: Hiroshige: New Perspectives on Edo Japan — Tokyo National Museum · 2026-09-29 – 2026-12-20