Kanagawa yōri Yokohama...ken no zu|A Distant View of Yokohama from Kanagawa
5th month, 1860
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image (a): 14 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (36.5 x 24.4 cm) Image (b): 14 5/8 x 9 3/4 in. (37.1 x 24.8 cm) Image (c): 14 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (36.2 x 25.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
Accession Number
2007.49.178a–c
Tags
Art Historical Context
**A Distant View of Yokohama Kanagawa** is a captivating triptych woodblock by Utagawa Yosha, created in the 5th month of 1860 during Japan's late Edo period (1615–1868). This panoramic scene, rendered in vibrant inks and colors on paper, a sweeping vista from Kanagawa across Yokohama's bustling harbor. Teeming with boats, distant mountains, and lively street scenes, it captures the energy of a rapidly transforming coastal landscape, where traditional Japanese life mingled with emerging modernity. Yoshitora, a prolific ukiyo-e artist from the renowned Utagawa school, specialized in dynamic la...
About the Artist
Utagawa Yoshitora · 1845–1880
Utagawa Yoshitora (歌川 芳虎), also known by his art names Ichimōsai, Mōsai, and Kinchōrō, was a prolific ukiyo-e artist born in Edo (modern Tokyo), where he trained under the renowned Utagawa Kuniyoshi, recognized as his oldest pupil. Little is known of his early life, which remains sparsely documented, but his earliest works include illustrations for the book *Story of Karasu Kanzaemon’s Loyalty* in...