The Cleveland Museum of Art
Night Rain at Karasaki, from Eight Views of Ōmi
Description
The sacred Karasaki Pine was a famous sight on the shores of Lake Biwa. Its branches, supported by a framework of bamboo poles, sheltered a shrine beneath. The poem on this print reads as follows:Yielding to the sound in the evening rain,and drawing near to the evening wind,he grows famous,the pine tree of Karasaki. —Translation by Matthi Forrer
Provenance
(R. E. Lewis, Inc., California, sold to Mrs. and Mr. Kelvin Smith); The Kelvin Smith Collection, Cleveland, OH, given by Mrs. Kelvin [Eleanor Armstrong] Smith [1899–1998] to the Cleveland Museum of Art; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Dimensions
24.4 × 36.8 cm
Movement / Period
Accession No
1985.312
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese Art • Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
Continuous Discovery