Utagawa Hiroshige, Shōno: Driving Rain, from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō, Number 46, Ca. 1833-1836
Rising Sun, Falling Rain traces the evolution of ukiyo-e printmaking and the later shin-hanga movement, featuring over eighty prints from the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts by renowned artists such as Katsukawa Shunshō, Utagawa Toyokuni, Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Hiroshige, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, and Kawase Hasui.
These works exemplify the technical mastery and aesthetic refinement of Japanese woodblock printing, which profoundly shaped global perceptions of Japan’s cultural legacy and fostered enduring engagement with its historical narratives.
This exhibition is organized by Hollis Goodall, guest curator, with Kelin Michael, Luce/Getty curatorial fellow.
Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation. Additional support is provided by Astrid and Howard Preston.
The Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts is a prominent collection of works on paper, including prints, drawings, photographs, and artist's books, housed at the Hammer Museum at UCLA in Los Angeles.
Established in 1956, it is considered one of the most significant collections of its kind in the United States.
Its Japanese print collection includes woodblock prints from the Edo and Meiji periods, some of which were acquired from the estate of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
