Kuwana: Ferryboats at Shichiri (Kuwana, Shichiri no watashibune), no. 43 from the series "Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue)," also known as the Vertical Tokaido
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions
36.5 × 24.4 cm (14 3/8 × 9 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
29538
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...