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Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge and Atake, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1857. Running through Edo, the Ohashi Bridge was one of 300 bridges that crossed the Sumida River. Published about a year before Hiroshige’s death, this print design illustrates the artist’s mastery of capturing atmospheric conditions. Figures scurry across the bridge amid slanting sheets of rain.