東海道五十三次之内 宮 熱田神事|Miya, Atsuta Shin Ji
ca. 1834
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
9 15/32 x 14 1/16 in. (24.1 x 35.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1918
Accession Number
JP512
Tags
Art Historical Context
Utagawa Hiroshige *Miya, Atsutaji* (ca. 1834) is a vibrant woodblock print from his series *The Fifty-three of the Tōkaidō*. This iconic ukiyo-e collection captures the bustling post stations along the historic Tōkaidō road, the vital coastal route connecting Edo (modern Tokyo) and Kyoto during Japan's Edo period (16151868). Produced as affordable, mass-printed images, these works brought the beauty of travel and everyday life to urban audiences, blending landscape mastery with subtle social observation. The print depicts the lively Atsuta Shrine festival in Miya (today's Atsuta area in Nagoy...
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...