東海道五十三次 藤沢|Fujisawa
ca. 1838
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (21.6 x 16.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1914
Accession Number
JP72
Tags
Art Historical Context
Utagawa Hiroshige *Fujisawa* is a captivating woodblock print from his series *The 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō* (Tōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi), created 1838 during Japan's Edo period (1615–1868). This iconic work depicts the bustling post town of Fujisawa, one of the 53 stations the vital Tōkaidō highway connecting Edo (modern Tokyo) to Kyoto. Hiroshige masterfully captures everyday life with travelers crossing bridges, villagers near houses, and majestic mountains in the background, evoking the journey's rhythm and the era's travel culture. As a ukiyo-e woodblock print in ink and color on paper, mea...
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...