「名所江戸百景 蓑輪 金杉 三河しま」|“Minowa, Kanasugi at Mikawashima,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Minowa Kanasugi, Mikawashima)
snake year 1857
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
13 1/4 x 8 17/32 in. (33.7 x 21.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1914
Accession Number
JP63
Tags
Art Historical Context
Utagawa Hiroshige *“Minowa, Kanasugi at Mikawashima* (1857) is a captivating woodblock print from his renowned series *One Hundred Famous of Edo*, a collection of 118 designs celebrating the landscapes and everyday scenes of Edo (modern-day Tokyo) during Japan's Edo period (16151868). Produced in the ukiyo-e tradition—“pictures of the floating world”—this print exemplifies Hiroshige's mastery in blending urban life with natural beauty, using bold colors, intricate lines, and atmospheric perspective to evoke a sense of poetic transience. The scene unfolds along the Sumida River at Minowa, feat...
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...