Descending Geese at Asuka Hill (Asukayama rakugan), from the series "Twelve Views of Edo (Edo juni kei)"
Utagawa Hiroshige
c. 1847/52
Medium
Color woodblock print; yotsugiriban
Dimensions
11.4 × 16.4 cm (4 1/2 × 6 7/16 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
26438
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...