Minakuchi, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido)
![Minakuchi, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido) by Utagawa Hiroshige](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/aic/thumb/minakuchi-from-the-series-fifty-three-stations-of-aic-194462.webp)
Medium
Color woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions
25.4 × 18.1 cm (10 × 7 1/8 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
194462
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...