歌川広重画 菊に雉|Pheasant with Chrysanthemums
ca. 1835
Medium
Woodblock print (hosoban); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
14 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (37.5 x 17.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Ellis G. Seymour, 1949
Accession Number
JP3148
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the vibrant world of Edo-period Japan (1615–1868), Utagawa Hiroshige crafted *Pheasant with Chrysanthemums* around 1835, a delicate woodblock print in the hosoban format (14 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.). This intimate artwork exemplifies ukiyo-e, the "pictures of the floating world," where Hiroshige masterfully captured fleeting beauty. Here, a majestic pheasant perches amid blooming chrysanthemums, rendered in vivid inks and colors on paper, showcasing his keen eye for nature's elegance. Hiroshige, renowned for his poetic landscapes like *The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō*, also excelled in kac...
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...