Myoken Temple in Yanagishima (Yanagishima Myoken), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"
Utagawa Hiroshige
c. 1837/38
Medium
Color woodblock print; chutanzaku
Dimensions
36.9 × 12.7 cm (14 1/2 × 5 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
19031
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...