The Hirasei Restaurant in Front of the Hachiman Shrine at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Hachiman mae, Hirasei) from the series "Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo komei kaitei zukushi)"

Q: When was "The Hirasei Restaurant in Front of the Hachiman Shrine at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Hachiman mae, Hirasei) from the series "Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo komei kaitei zukushi)"" created?

This artwork was created c. 1838/40.

Q: Is "The Hirasei Restaurant in Front of the Hachiman Shrine at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Hachiman mae, Hirasei) from the series "Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo komei kaitei zukushi)"" in the public domain?

Yes, The Hirasei Restaurant in Front of the Hachiman Shrine at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Hachiman mae, Hirasei) from the series "Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo komei kaitei zukushi)" is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Utagawa Hiroshige

c. 1838/40

The Hirasei Restaurant in Front of the Hachiman Shrine at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Hachiman mae, Hirasei) from the series "Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo komei kaitei zukushi)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Medium

Color woodblock print; oban

Dimensions

26.4 × 37.5 cm (10 3/8 × 14 3/4 in.)

Classification

woodblock print

Department

Arts of Asia

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

47881

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...

The Hirasei Restaurant in Front of the Hachiman Shrine at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Hachiman mae, Hirasei) from the series "Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo komei kaitei zukushi)"

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