Arranging the Picture

Utagawa Hiroshige

Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake

1857

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 34 × 24.1 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Rain falls in rows of fine parallel lines across the whole print.

• Under it, the bridge cuts a long diagonal, with small figures hurrying across.
• The bridge's posts repeat in a second, slower beat below the deck.

Concepts

• Rhythm and Repetition

Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · Public Domain (Met Open Access)