Flower Viewing at Asuka Hill (Asukayama hanami), section of a sheet from the series "Cutouts of Famous Places in Edo (Harimaze Koto meisho)"
Medium
Color woodblock print; section of harimaze sheet
Dimensions
15.5 × 10.3 cm (6 1/8 × 4 in.)
Classification
hanging scroll
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
33595
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...