Kawasaki: Ferry Boats at Rokugo (Kawasaki, Rokugo no watashibune), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Gyosho Tokaido

Kawasaki: Ferry Boats at Rokugo (Kawasaki, Rokugo no watashibune), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Gyosho Tokaido by Utagawa Hiroshige

Medium

Color woodblock print; aiban

Dimensions

21.6 × 33 cm (8 1/2 × 13 in.)

Classification

woodblock print

Department

Arts of Asia

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

33969

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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