Edo hakkei|Eight Views of Edo
ca. 1771
Medium
Bound book of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 9 3/4 x 14 7/8 in. (24.8 x 37.8 cm)
Classification
Illustrated Books
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1918
Accession Number
JIB37
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the bustling world of Edo-period Japan with *Edo hakkei (Eight Views of Edo)*, a captivating bound book of polychromeblock prints created by Utagawa Toyohiro 1771. Toyohiro, a master the Utagawa school and mentor to the famed Hiroshige, captured the iconic sights of Edo—modern-day Tokyo—in this series. Drawing from a long tradition inspired by Chinese landscapes like the Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang these prints celebrate the city's dynamic energy through scenes of houses, cities, landscapes, trees, and human figures going about daily life. The medium shines here: ink and color on pape...
About the Artist
Utagawa Toyohiro · 1763–1828
Utagawa Toyohiro (1763–1828) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist and painter who founded a major branch of the Utagawa school and is best remembered as the teacher of Utagawa Hiroshige, one of the greatest landscape print designers in Japanese art history. Born in Edo (present-day Tokyo), he studied under Utagawa Toyoharu, the founder of the Utagawa school, who was noted for introducing Western perspect...