Sudden Shower at Shōno wallpaper
Utagawa Hiroshige, 1834–35 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Sudden Shower at Shōno, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1834–35. Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The artwork is in the public domain. The museum releases this image and its data under CC0.
On Morning Masterpiece it is paired with a short story: “Rain, cut in cherry wood”. Also: 2:3 art card · Utagawa Hiroshige · all wallpapers
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