Ferry Boats Crossing the Fuji River in Suruga Province (Sunshu Fujikawa watashibune no zu), from the series "Famous Places of Japan (Honcho meisho)"
Utagawa Hiroshige
c. 1837/39
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions
25.3 × 37.1 cm (9 15/16 × 14 9/16 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
26455
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...