Black and White Print of Butterfly and Flower (a Pink)
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
12 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (32.4 x 6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Ellis G. Seymour, 1949
Accession Number
JP3150
Tags
ButterfliesFlowers
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...