Bridge Ohashi and Atake in Sudden Shower -One Hundred Famous Views of Edo-
“Bridge Ohashi and Atake in Sudden Shower” is part of a series Hiroshige created in his later years entitled “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo'' depicting various landscapes around Edo. It is also well known for being imitated by the Impressionist master Van Gogh.
Ohashi was a bridge that spanned from Hamacho in Nihonbashi to Fukagawa Rokkenbori and was also called “Atake” because the shipyard of the Shogunate's official ship Atake-maru was located here. With a bold composition overlooking the large bridge, this is a masterpiece full of vivid sensations and lyrically depicts the intensity of a sudden summer shower.
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This print, which Hiroshige created in his later years and can be said to be a culmination of his work, is packed with ingenuity and attention to detail to express a realistic landscape.
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| Size/Weight | Print Size: 33.8 × 21.7 cm |
| Material | Paper: Echizen Kizuki Hosho Washi made by Living National Treasure, Ichibei Iwano |
| Feature | Type of print: Woodcut Print |
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◆Mini Column (1): Secrets of production as seen from the master drawings
In ukiyo-e prints, which are produced through a division of labor between the artist, carver, and printer, the artist does not create the completed drawing in color.
The master drawing (hanshita-e) is what the artist draws using only lines of black ink, and the colored parts are specified later for each color.
If you look at the master drawings, you can clearly see that the way the prints are made and the way the drawings are presented differs depending on the artist.
The master drawing for this print. The parts drawn with lines are limited, and it is difficult to understand the overall image of the finished work just by looking at the drawing.
The master drawing of Hokusai's “The Great Wave off Kanagawa.” Compared to Hiroshige's master drawing, the lines are drawn in more detail, and you can get a rough idea of the finished work just by looking at the master drawing.
The parts that are not drawn with "lines" are expressed as "planes" using woodblocks for each color.
Hiroshige was skilled at creating depth by effectively using planes instead of drawing everything with lines.
The following is a video of some of the processes excerpted from the nearly 20 printing processes for “Bridge Ohashi and Atake in Sudden Shower.”
The bridge in the foreground is combined with the hazy distant view of the opposite bank in the evening shower, creating depth and a lyrical richness. This is a brilliant way to effectively create a sense of space and distance in a two-dimensional print.
◆Mini Column (2): Secrets of the evening shower produced through a two-step printing process
How exactly was the "sudden shower" expressed to become the highlight of this work?
If you look at the woodblocks used for printing the rain, you will see that there are countless lines carved into them. The lines are straight, as if they were drawn with a ruler.
When printed, it looks like there are many layers of rain, but in reality, only two woodblocks are used. Light ink and dark ink are printed, and the angle of the rain is subtly changed to create the effect of a fierce shower.
When you see the lines from the two separate woodblocks used for the rain, you can see that strong rain is expressed by overlapping the lines of rain.
The fineness of the lines is obvious when you compare it to a one yen coin. This requires highly advanced techniques and demonstrates the carver's skill.
Also, the gradations (bokashi) that express the dark clouds in the sky is an important feature that requires skill.
A freehand technique called "atenashi-bokashi." This is not done by using a woodblock on which the shape of a cloud is carved, but by using a brush on a flat board to create gradations in the shape of a cloud.
For a printer who completes around 100 sheets at a time, this "atenashi-bokashi" method of printing clouds of exactly the same shape is an extremely advanced technique that only experienced printers can perform.
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Adachi's Philosophy and Mission
At Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints, we create attractive works that are in keeping with the times while maintaining the basics of traditional woodcut printing techniques.
Adachi's Meticulous Quality and Materials
At Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints, we use carefully selected materials and tools to bring out the original beauty of woodcut prints to the fullest.
Traditional Techniques and Adachi's Artisans
The production of ukiyo-e, which developed as a commercial printing method, focused on efficiency and profitability. And so, all processes are streamlined and sophisticated. We will introduce the basics of ukiyo-e techniques.
