富士三十六景 伊豆の山中|View of Fuji san from the Mountains in the Province of Izu (Izu no Sanchu), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm) (trimmed)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914
Accession Number
JP1022
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the majestic *View of Fuji san from the Mountains in the Province of Izu (Izu no Sanchu)*, a stunning 1858 woodblock print by Uawa Hiroshige, his acclaimed series *Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)*. This landscape (trimmed to 12⅝ × 8¼ in.) captures Mount Fuji rising dramatically amid the rugged peaks and cascading waterfalls of Izu Province, evoking the awe-inspiring beauty of Japan's natural wonders during the Edo period (1615–8). Hiroshige, a master of the ukiyo-e tradition—"pictures of the floating world"—revolutionized landscape prints with his poetic sensitivity...
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...