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Woodblock print of travelers with umbrellas struggling through slanting rain on a sloping path beside bushes and grass.

Shono, Rainstorm, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)

A woodblock print shows travelers bent against a driving rainstorm on a sloping path lined with bushes and tall grass. Figures under oiled paper umbrellas lean into the wind, while slanting rain streaks the dark sky above a distant hillside.

Artist
Ando Hiroshige
Date
ca. 1834
Medium
Woodblock print (ukiyo-e) on mulberry paper (washi), ink with color
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
3000 × 1979 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1839).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Shono, tormenta de lluvia, de Las cincuenta y tres estaciones del camino Tokaido

Una estampa xilográfica muestra a viajeros encorvados contra una fuerte tormenta en un sendero inclinado bordeado de arbustos y hierba alta. Varias figuras con paraguas de papel encerado avanzan contra el viento, mientras la lluvia oblicua cruza el cielo oscuro.

Português: Shono, tempestade de chuva, de As Cinquenta e Três Estações da Estrada Tokaido

Uma xilogravura mostra viajantes curvados contra uma forte tempestade em um caminho inclinado ladeado por arbustos e capim alto. Figuras com guarda-chuvas de papel oleado avançam contra o vento, enquanto a chuva oblíqua corta o céu escuro.

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