Autumn Flower and Sparrow
c. 1835
Medium
Woodblock print; koban
Dimensions
24 × 16.8 cm (9 3/8 × 6 1/2 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
56236
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Printed entirely in shades of black and gray, this image is in a fan-shaped format (ogigata) with a poem in the surrounding margin.
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...