Sunset Glow at Koganei Bridge (Koganei-bashi sekisho), from the series "Eight Views in the Environs of Edo (Edo kinko hakkei no uchi)"
Utagawa Hiroshige
c. 1837/38
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions
35 × 22 cm (13 13/16 × 8 11/16 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
25266
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...