Fifty-three Stations on the Tokaido Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi) 東海道五十三次
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
4 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 2 3/8 in. (11.4 × 16.5 × 6 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
JIB52
Tags
HousesMenMountainsTreesBoats
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...