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東海道五十三次之内 舞坂 今切真景|View of Imaki Point from Maizaka

東海道五十三次之内 舞坂 今切真景|View of Imaki Point from Maizaka by Utagawa Hiroshige

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

9 15/32 x 14 1/16 in. (24.1 x 35.7 cm)

Classification

Prints

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1918

Accession Number

JP501

Rights

Public Domain

Tags

MountainsBoatsLandscapes

About the Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige · 18261869

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...

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