Maple Leaves at Kaian Temple (Kaianji benikaede), section of a sheet from the series "Cutout Pictures of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho harimaze zue)"
Medium
Color woodblock print; section of harimaze sheet
Dimensions
13.3 × 15.3 cm (5 1/4 × 6 1/16 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
26364
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...