東海道五十三次 平塚|Hiratsuka

東海道五十三次 平塚|Hiratsuka by Utagawa Hiroshige

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

JP73

Tags

HousesMountainsLandscapesBoatsHuman Figures

About the Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige · 18261869

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...

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