“Azuma Bridge from Komagatadō Temple,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Komagatadō Azumabashi)

“Azuma Bridge from Komagatadō Temple,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Komagatadō Azumabashi)

Utagawa Hiroshige

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Viewed from the Komagatadō temple in the lower left corner of the print, Azuma Bridge, also known the Great Bridge, crosses the Sumida River in the distance at the left side of the print. A cuckoo is blown through the darkening sky by a gust of wind, and a red flag flaps from a pole cropped by the bottom edge of the picture. Hiroshige captures the turbulence that occurs just before a rain shower.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

“Azuma Bridge from Komagatadō Temple,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Komagatadō Azumabashi)“Azuma Bridge from Komagatadō Temple,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Komagatadō Azumabashi)“Azuma Bridge from Komagatadō Temple,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Komagatadō Azumabashi)“Azuma Bridge from Komagatadō Temple,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Komagatadō Azumabashi)“Azuma Bridge from Komagatadō Temple,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Komagatadō Azumabashi)

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