東海道五十三次之内 金谷 大井川遠岸|The Far Bank of the Ōi River at Kanaya
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
9 x 14 in. (22.9 x 35.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession Number
JP2490
Tags
Art Historical Context
Utagawa Hiroshige *The Far Bank of theŌi River at Kanaya* (1834) is a captivating woodblock print from his series *The Fifty-three of the Tōkaidō*. Produced during Japan's Edo period (16151868), this work captures the 27th station along the vital Tōkaidō connecting Edo (modern Tokyo) to Kyoto. Hiroshige, a master of the ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world") tradition, immortalized the challenges and beauty of travel for pilgrims, merchants, and samurai in over 50 prints, blending everyday life with dramatic landscapes. The scene depicts travelers on the distant shore of the formidable Ōi...
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...