Morning Glories, Pinks, and Maiden Flower, from the series "Seven Autumn Flowers in Moonlight"
Utagawa Hiroshige
1830/44
Medium
Color woodblock print; uchiwa-e
Dimensions
24.4 × 30.6 cm (9 3/16 × 11 1/2 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
47692
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...