Night Rain at Karasaki

Night Rain at Karasaki

Torii Kiyomasu II

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This is an early example of the theme that Hiroshige turned into a masterpiece of landscape in the woodblock print medim. The print is akin to book illustration, which was the basic metier of ukiyo-e artists. A simple color scheme, limited to one or two colors, is characteristic of the primitive stage of woodblock printing in the early decades of the eighteenth century.

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.