Futami-ga-ura akebono-no kuni|Futami-ga-ura Rocks at Ise, Land of Dawn
Utagawa Kunisada
ca. 1835
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 14 in. (35.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1928
Accession Number
JP1497
Tags
BirdsMountainsDawn
About the Artist
Utagawa Kunisada · 1786–1864
**Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)** Born in 1786 in the Honjo district of Edo (modern Tokyo), Utagawa Kunisada hailed from a family with a hereditary ferry-boat service that provided financial stability, allowing him to pursue art from a young age. His father, an amateur poet of note, died shortly after his birth, leaving young Sumida Shōgorō (Kunisada's childhood name) to nurture his evident talent...