Party of falconers near river
c. 1798/1801
Medium
Color woodblock print; right and center sheets of oban triptych
Dimensions
Overall: 36.3 × 48.8 cm (14 5/16 × 19 1/4 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
89482
Art Historical Context
**Party of Falconers near River** by Utag Toyohiro (c. 1798–1801) captures a lively moment of Edo-period leisure in Japan. This vibrant color woodblock print, featuring the right and center sheets an oban tript (a large-format three-panel composition measuring 36.3 × 48.8 cm overall showcases Toyohiro's mastery within the Utagawa school ukiyo-e—" of the floating world." prints celebrated everyday pleasures amid Japan's urban culture during the late 18th century. Toyohiro, a mentor to the famed Hiroshige, depicts falconers reveling by a serene riverbank, blending human activity with nature. Fa...
About the Artist
Utagawa Toyohiro · 1763–1828
Utagawa Toyohiro (1763–1828) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist and painter who founded a major branch of the Utagawa school and is best remembered as the teacher of Utagawa Hiroshige, one of the greatest landscape print designers in Japanese art history. Born in Edo (present-day Tokyo), he studied under Utagawa Toyoharu, the founder of the Utagawa school, who was noted for introducing Western perspect...