Landscape View at Yokohama (Yokohama fūkei)
2nd month, 1860
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 9 1/2 x 12 5/8 in. (24.1 x 32.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
Accession Number
2007.49.102
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Landscape View at Yokohama (Yokohama fūkei)**, created by Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide in the 2nd of 1860, a bustling harbor scene through the vibrant medium of a woodblock print in ink and color on paper. 9 1/2 x 12 5/8 inches, this intimate work from Japan's Edo period (16151868) showcases Sadahide's mastery within the Utagawa school renowned for ukiyo-e prints that celebrated everyday life and transient beauty. The composition highlights ships, buildings, and sweeping landscapes, blending precise architectural details with dynamic natural elements in bold, layered colors achieved through th...
About the Artist
Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide · 1807–1873
Utagawa Sadahide was born Hashimoto Kenjirō in 1807 in Fusa Province, in the area of modern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. In the 1820s he entered the studio of the enormously prolific and influential master Utagawa Kunisada, becoming one of Kunisada's most prominent pupils and adopting the studio name Sadahide along with the Utagawa school's celebrated lineage. By 1828 his name appeared on a monument l...