Untitled Artwork
1860
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (36.8 x 24.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
GIft of Lincoln Kirstein, 1959
Accession Number
JP3181
Tags
Art Historical Context
This untitled woodblock print bytagawa Yoshiiku, in 1860 during Japan's Edo period (1615–8), showcases the artist's mastery of ukiyo-e, the "pictures of the floating world genre that captured fleeting moments of beauty, drama, and everyday life. Measuring 14½ × 9¾ inches, this vibrant ink and color on paper work from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Asian Art collection likely depicts men with horses, evoking the dynamic energy of samurai, travelers, or historical scenes popular in Yoshiiku's oeuvre. Yoshiiku, a prominent pupil of the famed Utagawa Kuniyoshi, specialized in expressive prints ...
About the Artist
Utagawa Yoshiiku · 1833–1904
Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833–1904) was a prolific Japanese woodblock print artist and journalist who lived through one of the most turbulent and transformative periods in his country's history, the transition from the Edo period through the Meiji Restoration. A student of the celebrated Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Yoshiiku inherited his master's taste for bold compositional drama and dynamic figuration, applying...