Kisojo no San Sen|木曽路之山川|The Kiso Mountains in Snow
dated 8th month of the Snake year, 1857
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Each H. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm); W. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 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
JP66
Tags
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...