歌川広重画 「東海道五十三次 大尾 京師 三条大橋」|Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjō (Taibi, Keishi, Sanjō Ōhashi), from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi)
ca. 1833–34
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
9 3/5 x 14 1/16 in. (24.4 x 35.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1918
Accession Number
JP525
Tags
Art Historical Context
Utagawa Hiroshige *Kyoto: The Great Bridge atjō*, from his renowned series *Fifty-Three of the Tōkaidō* (ca. 1833–34), captures a bustling scene along Japan's historic coastal highway. This woodblock print depicts the iconic Sanjō Ōhashi bridge spanning the Kamo River in Kyoto, with travelers crossing amid misty mountains and flowing waters. Hiroshige, a master the ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world") tradition, infuses the composition with dynamic human figures—merchants, pilgrims, and porters—evoking the vibrancy of Edo-period travel. The Tōkaidō road linked Edo (modern Tokyo) to Kyot...
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...