Narumi: Shop wth Famous Arimatsu Tie-dyed Cloth (Narumi, meisan Arimatsu shibori mise), from the series "Famous Sights of Fifty-three Stations (Gojusab tsugi meisho zue)"
Medium
Color woodblock print
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
196837
Rights
Public Domain
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...