Edo period, dated 1857 (1st month)
In the left foreground can be seen the roof of the Komagata temple and beyond it part of the Azuma bridge. At the right is a mast flying a red flag. Overhead against a sky of purple, a bird is flying. Rain has just begun.
paper: 35.6 x 23.3 cm (14 x 9 3/16 in.) block: 34 x 22.9 cm (13 3/8 x 9 in.)
Left panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper
18th-19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; Ink, color, mica, metallic pigment and embossing on paper
19th centuryJapaneseInk on paper
19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock printed surimono in "shikishi" format; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono in "shikishi-ban" format; ink, color, metallic pigment and embossing on paper
19th centuryJapaneseInk on paper
19th centuryJapaneseRight panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" diptych; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock-printed book page; ink on paper
19th centuryJapaneseWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
18th-19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; ink, color and metallic pigment on paper, with printed signature reading "Gakutei"
19th centuryJapaneseCenter panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper with printed signature reading "Utamaro hitsu"
19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock-printed book page; ink on paper
19th centuryJapanese