Fukagawa Hachiman Keidai (Niken Jyaya)|江戸高名会亭尽 深川八幡境内 二軒茶屋|Tea-house inside Hachiman Shrine
ca. 1835–42
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm); W. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1919
Accession Number
JP1165
Tags
Art Historical Context
In this enchanting woodblock print from Uawa Hiroshige's *Edo Kōmei Kaitei Tsuzuki* (Famous Teahouses of Edo, Continued), created around 1835–42, we glimpse a rainy afternoon at a cozy tea-house nestled within the grounds of Fukagawa Hachiman Shrine in Edo (modern-day Tokyo). Hiroshige a master of the ukiyo-e tradition—"pictures of the floating world"—ures the everyday poetry of urban life during Japan's Edo period (16151868), a time of relative peace and flourishing merchant culture. The scene buzzes with subtle drama: women huddle under umbrellas, seeking shelter amid drizzling rain and swa...
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...