Takada Riding Grounds (Takada baba), from the series "Thirteen Views of the Environs of Edo"
Utagawa Hiroshige
c. 1837/44
Medium
Color woodblock print; ebangire, surimono
Dimensions
23.9 × 51.8 cm (9 3/8 × 20 3/8 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
25038
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...