The Chofu Jewel River in Musashi Province (Musashi Chofu no Tamagawa), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers in the Various Provinces (Shokoku Mu Tamagawa)"
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions
35.6 × 23.8 cm (14 × 9 5/16 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
47639
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...