{"product_id":"ando-hiroshige-japanese-art-53-stations-tokaido-shono","title":"Andō Hiroshige, Japanese Art, 53 Stations Tokaido : Shono","description":"\u003ch2\u003eHiroshige Shōno – Sudden Rain Print\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShōno – Sudden Rain\u003c\/strong\u003e captures the instant when a violent summer shower transforms an ordinary road into a scene of urgency and movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTravellers race along a steep slope as diagonal lines of rain sweep across the image. Palanquin bearers strain uphill, other figures hurry in the opposite direction and the bamboo behind them bends beneath the force of wind and water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFew Japanese landscape prints convey weather more immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRain on the Tōkaidō\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShōno was one of the official post stations on the historic road between Edo and Kyoto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHiroshige chooses not to focus on architecture or a famous landmark. The subject is the sudden change in conditions itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe steep road, opposing groups of travellers and driving rain create a composition in which every element seems to move. Even the vegetation participates in the storm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis attention to the physical experience of travel is one of the reasons \u003cem\u003eThe Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō\u003c\/em\u003e remains so compelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHiroshige's Artistic Style and Bokashi\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe print demonstrates Hiroshige's remarkable understanding of how the woodblock medium could represent atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFine diagonal lines describe the rain while variations in ink and colour create depth within the bamboo and darkened landscape. Skilled printers used techniques including \u003cem\u003ebokashi\u003c\/em\u003e, controlled gradation of pigment, to produce subtle shifts of tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHiroshige turns a fleeting weather event into a highly structured image without sacrificing its sense of spontaneity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eShōno and Kanbara\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShōno is often considered alongside \u003cem\u003eKanbara – Evening Snow\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoth works demonstrate Hiroshige's fascination with weather, yet their moods could hardly be more different. Kanbara is almost silent and motionless; Shōno is filled with speed, wind and physical effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDisplayed together, the two prints reveal the extraordinary atmospheric range of the Tōkaidō series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAndō Hiroshige Biography\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUtagawa Hiroshige\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Edo in 1797 and became one of Japan's greatest landscape print designers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis reputation was established by \u003cem\u003eThe Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō\u003c\/em\u003e, whose landscapes combine famous places with ordinary travellers, changing seasons and weather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHiroshige continued to reinvent landscape throughout his career. His late Edo views introduced even more daring cropping and viewpoints, and his work became highly influential among European artists during the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDisplaying Shōno\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe dynamic diagonals of Shōno give this Hiroshige print greater visual energy than many of his quieter landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt works particularly well as a focal piece in living rooms, hallways and studies, while the muted blue, green and grey palette remains easy to combine with neutral interiors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor a coordinated display, pair it with Kanbara, Tsuchiyama or another Tōkaidō weather scene.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japanese Prints","offers":[{"title":"6x9 inches","offer_id":32668360966225,"sku":null,"price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"8x12 inches","offer_id":32668360998993,"sku":null,"price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x18 inches","offer_id":32668361031761,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x24 inches","offer_id":32668361064529,"sku":null,"price":45.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x30 inches","offer_id":32668361097297,"sku":null,"price":53.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 inches","offer_id":32668361130065,"sku":null,"price":63.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"canvas 8x12 inches","offer_id":32668361162833,"sku":null,"price":70.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"canvas 16x24 inches","offer_id":32668361195601,"sku":null,"price":184.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"canvas 20x30 inches","offer_id":32668361228369,"sku":null,"price":212.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/3209\/files\/53_stations_no45_shono_12x8_wm1.jpg?v=1784452880","url":"https:\/\/gallerythane.com\/en-eu\/products\/ando-hiroshige-japanese-art-53-stations-tokaido-shono","provider":"GalleryThane","version":"1.0","type":"link"}