江戸高名会亭尽 向島の図 平岩|Mukojima no Zu (Hira-Iwa)
Utagawa Hiroshige
ca. 1840
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H. 8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm); W. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 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
JP1174
Tags
GatesHousesMenWomenTrees
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...