Kinuta Jewel River in Settsu Province (Settsu Kinuta), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi)"
Utagawa Hiroshige
c. 1835/39
Medium
Color woodblock print; chutanzaku
Dimensions
36.9 × 12.7 cm (14 1/2 × 5 in.)
Classification
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
89571
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...