東海道五十三次 平塚

Utagawa Hiroshige

early 20th century

東海道五十三次 平塚 by Utagawa Hiroshige

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm)

Classification

Prints

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Cole J. Younger, 1975

Accession Number

JP3448

Tags

Human FiguresHousesLandscapesTreesBoats

About the Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige · 18261869

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), born Andō Tokutarō, was the last great master of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock printmaking and one of the most influential landscape artists in history. Born in Edo (modern Tokyo) into a low-ranking samurai family serving as fire wardens, Hiroshige transformed landscape printmaking into a poetic meditation on nature, weather, and everyday life. His revolutionary approac...

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