Mino Province: Yoro Waterfall (Mino, Yoro no taki), No.23 from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon)] Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)"
![Mino Province: Yoro Waterfall (Mino, Yoro no taki), No.23 from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon)] Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)" by Utagawa Hiroshige](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.artheonmuseum.org%2Faic%2Fthumb%2Fmino-province-yoro-waterfall-mino-yoro-no-taki-aic-130549.webp&w=3840&q=75)
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
36 × 25 cm (14 3/16 × 9 7/8 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
130549
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...