木曽海道六拾九次之内 下諏訪|Shimono Suwa Station

木曽海道六拾九次之内 下諏訪|Shimono Suwa Station by Utagawa Hiroshige

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

9 9/16 x 14 3/8 in. (24.3 x 36.5 cm)

Classification

Prints

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1914

Accession Number

JP43

Tags

HousesMenWomenDining

About the Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige · 18261869

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...

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