First Cuckoo of the Year at Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima, hatsu hototogisu), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)"

Q: When was "First Cuckoo of the Year at Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima, hatsu hototogisu), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)"" created?

This artwork was created c. 1831.

Q: Is "First Cuckoo of the Year at Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima, hatsu hototogisu), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)"" in the public domain?

Yes, First Cuckoo of the Year at Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima, hatsu hototogisu), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)" is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Utagawa Hiroshige

c. 1831

First Cuckoo of the Year at Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima, hatsu hototogisu), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Medium

Color woodblock print; oban

Dimensions

24.3 × 37.5 cm (9 9/16 × 14 3/4 in.)

Classification

woodblock print

Department

Arts of Asia

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

47833

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...

First Cuckoo of the Year at Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima, hatsu hototogisu), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)"

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