浪花名所図会 順慶町夜見世の図|Junkei machi Yomise no Zu
ca. 1828
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); W. 14 3/16 in. (36 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
JP1202
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the bustling Edo-period city of Osaka—known then as Naniwa—Utagawa Hiroshige captures the vibrant energy of nightlife in *Junkei-machi Yomise no Zu* (Night Stalls in Junkei Town), from his series *Namikazeya Meisho Zue* (Famous Places of Osaka, ca. 1828 This woodblock print, a of ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world"), a crowded evening market scene teeming revelers, lanterns glowing against the night sky, and vendors hawking wares. Hiroshige, a master of the genre alongside Hokusai, elevated everyday urban life into poetic art, making such prints affordable souvenirs for the masses. R...
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...