忠臣蔵 十一段目 夜打 押寄|The Loyal Ronin Crossing the Long Bridge to Embark for the Night Attack upon Moronao

忠臣蔵 十一段目 夜打 押寄|The Loyal Ronin Crossing the Long Bridge to Embark for the Night Attack upon Moronao by Utagawa Hiroshige

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

9 1/8 x 14 in. (23.2 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

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1918

Accession Number

JP567

Tags

BridgesSamuraiMenTreesBoats

About the Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige · 18261869

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...

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