Kyoka hyakunin isshu
Utagawa Hiroshige
Unknown
Medium
Woodblock printed book
Dimensions
26.3 × 18.1 cm (10 3/8 × 7 3/16 in.)
Classification
book
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
153561
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...