View of Morning Cherry Blossoms in the New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara asazakura no zu), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capitol (Toto meisho)"
Utagawa Hiroshige
c. 1831
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions
23.6 × 37 cm (9 5/16 × 14 9/16 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
47813
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...