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
Rights
Public Domain
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...