Clearing Weather at Awazu, Lake Biwa

Clearing Weather at Awazu, Lake Biwa

Utagawa Hiroshige

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kumo harau Arashi ni tsurete Momofune mo Chifune mo Nami no Awazu nizo yoru White as when the wind clears away the cloud and scatters it the hundred boats come flying to Awazu

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.