名所江戸百景 目黒太鼓橋夕日の岡|The Taiko (Drum) Bridge and the Yuhi Mound at Meguro
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Oban: 14 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. (35.9 x 23.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession Number
JP2516
Tags
Art Historical Context
Utagawa Hiroshige's *The Taiko (Drum) Bridge and the Yuhi Mound at Meguro* (1857) is a captivating woodblock print from his acclaimed series *One Hundred Famous Views of Edo*, which immortalized the landscapes and landmarks of Japan's bustling capital during the Edo period (1615–1868). This *oban*-sized scene (14 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.) portrays the arched Taiko Bridge—named for its drum-like shape—spanning a snowy riverbank, with the Yuhi Mound rising dramatically in the background. Delicate trees dusted in snow frame the composition, evoking a quiet winter twilight in Meguro, a beloved suburban ret...
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...