Mokuboji Yukimi (Uekiya)|江戸高名会亭尽 木母寺雪見 植木屋|Uekiya Restaurant at Mokuboji
ca. 1835–42
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm); W. 14 3/16 in. (36 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1919
Accession Number
JP1169
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the snowy hush of Edo (modern Tokyo), Utagawa Hiroshige a fleeting moment of beauty in *Mokuboji Yukimi (Uekiya)*, from his series *Famous Restaurants the Eastern Capital* (. 1835–42). This woodblock print elegant women at the Uek teahouse, gazing out at the snow-draped Mokuboji temple grounds.shige, a master the ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world") tradition, elevates everyday urban pleasures—here, a winter viewing party—into poetic vignettes, blending landscape and human drama. Rendered in vibrant ink and color on paper, the print showcases Hiroshige's genius for atmospheric effect...
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...