Kyoka sokon shun goji hyakushu
Utagawa Hiroshige
Unknown
Medium
Woodblock printed book
Dimensions
15.5 × 21.5 cm (6 1/8 × 8 1/2 in.)
Classification
book
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
153558
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...