Act 8 (Hachidanme), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"
Utagawa Hiroshige
c. 1834/39
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions
35.3 × 38 cm (13 7/8 × 14 15/16 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
33774
About the Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige · 1826–1869
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...