小松にきじ|Pheasant and Pine-trees on Snowy Hillside
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H. 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm); W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession Number
JP1896
Tags
Art Historical Context
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), one of Japan's greatest ukiyo-e masters, captures the serene beauty of winter in *Pheasant and Pine on Snowy Hillside* (小松にきじ). This exquisite woodblock print depicts elegant pheasants perched amid resilient pine trees on a snow-draped hillside, ev the quiet majesty of nature in the Edo period (1615–1868). Hiroshige's masterful composition draws the eye upward through layered branches and soft drifts of snow, blending realism with poetic simplicity. Created using the intricate woodblock printing technique—where artists designed images passed to carvers and print...
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...