The Streetwalker Scene from the play Koshaku (Koshaku yotakaba), section of a sheet from the series "Reflections of Dramas in Cutouts (Harimaze joruri kagami)"
Medium
Color woodblock print; section of harimaze sheet
Dimensions
14.5 × 7.7 cm (5 5/8 × 2 7/8 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
33612
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...