The Toi Jewel River in Settsu Province (Settsu Toi) and the Koya Jewel River in Kii Province (Kii Koya no Tamagawa), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers in Various Provinces (Shokoku Mu Tamagawa)"
Medium
Color woodblock print; uchiwa-e
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
28235
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...