東海道五十三次之内 日本橋 朝之景|Stations One: Morning View of Nihonbashi
ca. 1833–34
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1918
Accession Number
JP471
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome visitors to this captivating woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige, a master of the ukiyo-e tradition during Japan's Edo period (16151868). Titled *Stations One: Morning View ofonbashi* (ca. 1833–34), it opens his renowned series *The Fifty-three of the Tōkaō*. This iconic coastal highway linked Edo (modern Tokyo) to Kyoto, and Nihonbashi—the "Japan Bridge"—marked the official starting point for travelers, porters, and merchants embarking on arduous journeys. Hiroshige captures the early morning bustle: figures crossing the bridge amid a misty dawn, evoking the excitement and transience...
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...