The Sea at Miura in Sagami Province (Soshu Miura no kaijo), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Classification
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
59050
Art Historical Context
In the late Edo period, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), a master of ukiyo woodblock prints, created *The Sea at Miura Sagami Province* as part of his renowned series *Thirty-six Views Mount Fuji*. Released in 1858, just months before his death, thisan-sized color woodblock print (approximately 10 x 14 inches) captures the dramatic coastline of Miura in Sagami Province (modern-day Kanagawa), with the iconic Mount Fuji looming majestically in the distance amid turbulent waves and stormy skies. Hiroshige's series expanded on Katsushika Hokusai's famous views, offering 46 prints in total—ten more t...
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...