東都名所 品川大井 八景坂鎧掛松|Shinagawa Hakkei Zaka
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H. 9 7/16 in. (24 cm); W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
JP1321
Tags
Art Historical Context
Utagawa Hiroshige1797–1858), one of Japan's greatest ukiyo-e masters, captures the essence of Edo-period (1615–1868) urban life in this woodblock print from his renowned series *Famous Places of the Eastern Capital* (*Tōto Meisho*). Titled *Shinagawa Hakkei Zaka*—referring to the "Eight Views Slope" in Shinagawa, near modern-day Tokyo—the work highlights the iconic *Yoroi Kakematsu* (Armor-Hanging Pine), a legendary tree where samurai reportedly draped their armor after victories. Created during the bustling Edo era, when woodblock prints democratized art for everyday viewers, this piece refle...
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...