The Rakan Handaka Sonja with Dragon
1820 ( year of the dragon)
Medium
Woodblock print; surimono print
Dimensions
Image: 8 1/4 × 6 3/8 in. (21 × 16.2 cm) Framed: 16 3/4 × 14 1/4 in. (42.5 × 36.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Miki and Sebastian Izzard, 2017
Accession Number
2017.284
About the Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige|Chōtei Kusumi · 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...