Tora's Rain (Oiso, Tora-ga-ame), in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi), Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858, Woodblock print in colored ink on paper, This rainy scene shows travelers entering the village of Oiso. The town is surrounded by pine trees which also decorate the water’s edge. “Tora-ga-ame” translates to “Tiger Rain” or “Tears of Tora.” The legend of Tora tells about a heroine of the famous Soga Story. She lived in the town of Oiso and turned into stone by her grief., Japan, ca. 1834, landscapes, Print

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