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Evening Squall at Shono (Shono hakuu), Station 46 from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusantsugi no uchi)
ca. 1831-1834
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Evening Squall at Shonō is one of the best-known images from the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō series, which was partly inspired by Katsushika Hokusai’s Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (ca. 1830–1832).
It was customary for the shogunate to send the emperor an annual gift of horses, and, one summer, Hiroshige was appointed to accompany this delegation. The series’ lyrical images, taken from sketches made during the artist’s travels, capture the realities of life along the road, such as the scene described by Evening Squall at Shonō, which depicts palanquin bearers and villagers fleeing from a sudden, violent storm.- Artist
- Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
- Printers
- Heibei (Japanese), Jirobei (active mid 19th century)
- Publisher
- Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeido) (Japanese)
- Title
- Evening Squall at Shono (Shono hakuu), Station 46 from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusantsugi no uchi)
- Date
- ca. 1831-1834
- Object Type
- Medium
- Color woodblock print
- Dimensions
- Image: 221 x 342 mm (8 11/16 x 13 7/16 in.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Miss Carlotta Mabury
- Accession Number
- 54755.704
