Demon Reciting Buddhist Prayers
Utagawa Hiroshige
Unknown
Medium
Color woodblock print, tanzaku
Dimensions
34 x 7.1 cm Size: Tanzeku 13 5/8 x 1 7/8 in. Size: Tanzaku 13 5/8 x 1 7/8 in.
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
33812
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...