The Sumida River in Winter (Fuyu, Sumidagawa), from the series "Views of the Four Seasons in Famous Places (Meisho shiki no nagame)"
Utagawa Hiroshige
early 1840s
Medium
Woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions
23.3 × 16.6 cm (9 3/16 × 6 1/2 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
56240
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...