Dragonfly and begonia
Utagawa Hiroshige
1830s
Medium
Color woodblock print; chutanzaku
Dimensions
37.5 × 13 cm (5 1/16 × 14 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
47513
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...