Shichirigahama and Enoshima
1848–54
Medium
Diptych of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image (a): 36 7/16 in. × 13 in. (92.5 × 33 cm) Overall with mounting (a): 67 11/16 × 17 11/16 in. (172 × 44.9 cm) Overall with knobs (a): 67 11/16 × 19 1/2 in. (172 × 49.6 cm) Image (b): 36 7/16 × 12 15/16 in. (92.5 × 32.9 cm) Overall with mounting (b): 67 5/16 × 17 11/16 in. (171 × 44.9 cm) Overall with knobs: 67 5/16 × 19 5/8 in. (171 × 49.8 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Accession Number
2015.300.150a, b
Tags
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...