The Satta pass, Province of Sunshu
ca. 1835
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
10 x 4 3/4 in. (25.4 x 12.1 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
JP272
Tags
Art Historical Context
**The Satta Pass, Province of Sun** *Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835* Woodblock print; ink and color on paper into the misty heights of Japan's Edo period (1615–1868) with Utagawa Hiroshige's captivating woodblock print, *The Satta Pass, of Sunshu*. This vertical composition (just 10 x 4¾ inches) captures the rugged beauty of Satta Pass in Suruga, a steep coastal route famed for its dramatic cliffs and panoramic sea views. Hiroshige, a master of the ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world") tradition, evokes the transient allure of nature through towering mountains and resilient trees, in...
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...