Japanese Woodblock Prints

Colorful woodblock prints capturing scenic landscapes and daily life in Edo period Japan, with depictions of Mount Fuji and traditional activities.

Kanbara - digital file from original print | Library of Congress

Hiratsuka, Nawate Do ca. 1834 Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese. Hiratsuka, Nawate Do 55049

View of Hara, Suruga Province, 1860, 12th lunar month, Utagawa Hiroshige II; Publisher: Sakanaya Eikichi, Japanese, 1826 - 1869, 13 3/16 × 8 11/16 in. (33.5 × 22 cm) (image, vertical ōban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century

Zenkoji Temple and the Ferry at Kawaguchi (Kawaguchi no watashi Zenkoji), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)". Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1857. Dimensions: 35.5 x 24 cm (14 x 9 7/16 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Entrance to the mine in Kanayama in the Sado province, board 36 from the series: Views of famous places in about sixty provinces /Rokuju yoshu meisho zue

Aerial View of Hara, Suruga Province (Suruga haru no fukei), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)". Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu); Japanese, 1826-1869. Date: 1860. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Sakanoshita, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road early 20th century Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese. Sakanoshita, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road 55696

Vesper Bells at Mii Temple. Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 6 11/16 in. (17 cm); W. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm). Date: ca. 1857. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

No. 43: Tsumagome, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)". Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1830-1843. Dimensions: 26.0 x 37.8 cm (10 1/4 x 14 7/8 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Zojoji Temple at Shiba in Snow. Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Kanbara - digital file from original print | Library of Congress

Goyu, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido) 1832-1847 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Utagawa Hiroshige

Uraga in Sagami Province (Soshu Uraga), from the series "Harbors of Japan (Nihon minato zukushi)". Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1835-1849. Dimensions: 21.8 x 34.1 cm (8 9/16 x 13 7/16 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Oumayagashi, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei) 1857 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Hiroshige

Ashida, Gray Road Passing The Peachs of the Hills /Ashida, Board 27 from the Series: Sixty Nine Stages of the Kiso Kaido Roado Roado Road /Kaido Kaido Rokujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujoujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujoujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujujoujujuoukai

Yamato, Tatsutayama, Tatsutagawa. Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 14 1/8 x 9 3/4 in. (35.9 x 24.8 cm). Date: 7th month ox year 1853. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Meguro. Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 10 x 14 1/2 in. (25.4 x 36.8 cm). Date: early 20th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Basho's Hut on Camellia Hill Beside the Aquaduct at Sekiguchi, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)". Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1857. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

SIXTY NINE STAGES OF THE KISO ROAD /KISOKUJUKYU TSUGI NO UCHI Eisen, Keisai (1790 1848), HIROSHIGE, Ichiryusai (1797 1858)

Mitsuke Station; print from the series: Tokaido gojusan tsugi (53 Stations of the Tokaido); Kyoka Tokaido". Utagawa, Hiroshige I (1797-1858), graphic artist

Oumayagashi, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)". Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1857. Dimensions: 36.3 x 24.5 cm (14 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Akasaka, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road. Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm). Date: early 20th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858, Odawara, Sakawa River, from the series Fifty-three Stations of theTokaido, 19thcentury, Polychrome woodblock print, sheet: 9 1/16 × 14 in. (23 × 35.5cm), Japan, Japanese, Edo period(1615-1868), Works on Paper -Prints

De Zigzag Brug in de Provincie Mikawa, Katsushika Hokusai, 1830-1834 print Travelers on the famous zigzagging bridge, looking at the flowering irises in the swamp. In the foreground a pine with a Buddhist monument. print maker: Japanpublisher: Tokyo paper nishiki-e / color woodcut landscape with bridge, viaduct or aqueduct

Oumayagashi, No. 105 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando) (Japanese, 1797-1858). Oumayagashi, No. 105 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 12th month of 1857. Woodblock print, 14 1/16 x 9 1/2in. (35.7 x 24.1cm). It is a murky winter night as the Oumayagashi ferry approaches its landing on the west bank of the Sumida River. The two figures in the bow of the ferry are yotaka, "night hawks"the lowest class of prostitutes in Edo. This image is the closest Hiroshige ever attained to depicting the vicissitudes of the life of Edo's lower class, and he did so in a manner calculated not to offend. The faces, for example, are shown as amusing caricatures of the thick lips and pug noses for which yotaka were known. In fact, many such women were disfigured by disease, which led them to hide under the sort of thick make-up we see here. The yotaka suffered a brutal life, and their painful existence was long associated in Japanese art and literature with the cold of winter

Akasaka ca. 1838 Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese. Akasaka. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)). Japan. ca. 1838. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

Otsu, Board 54 from the Series: Fifty Three Stages of the Tokyo Roado Road/Tokyo Gojusan TSUGI NO UCHI

Evening Bell at Ikegami (Ikegami no bansho), from the series "Eight Views in the Environs of Edo (Edo kinko hakkei no uchi)". Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1832-1843. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

. Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm). Date: early 20th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Actual View of Matsushima, Ōshū Province, 1859, 6th month, Utagawa Hiroshige II; Publisher: Sakanaya Eikichi, Japanese, 1826 - 1869, 13 9/16 × 9 in. (34.5 × 22.8 cm) (image, vertical ōban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, Matsushima, literally 'pine islands,' refers to some 200 small islands adorned with wind-swept pine trees off the northeast coast of Japan, affording visitors with breathtaking views. Matsushima has been counted as one of the Japan's three most celebrated scenic sights (Nihon sankei) since the mid-17th century. Unfortunately, Matsushima was close to the epicenter of the March earthquake and ensuing tsunami. The damage however, was not as devastating as elsewhere along the coast and many cultural heritage sites, including Zuiganji, a four hundred-year-old Zen temple, survived the disaster. Depicted here in the center of the print is Godaidø, the temple's detached hall built on the top of an island. This building miraculously wa

Fuji Seen from the Left on the Tōkaidō, 1858, 4th month, Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizō, Japanese, 1797 - 1858, 13 5/16 × 8 5/8 in. (33.8 × 21.9 cm) (image, vertical ōban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century

Horie and Nekozane, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei) 1856 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Hiroshige

Chiryūshuku, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road early 20th century Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese. Chiryūshuku, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road 55687

Mii Temple, evening bell, board 4 from the series: Eight views of the beautiful places in the Omi province /Omi hakkei no uchi

Precints of the Akiba Shrine, Ukeji (Ukeji Akiba no keidai), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei) 1857 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Hiroshige

NumazuDusk (Numazutasogare zu), from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi) 1828-1839 Japan. Color woodblock print; ?ban . Utagawa Hiroshige

Hida Province Basket Ferry (Hida, Kagowatashi), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue) 1853 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Hiroshige

Narumi, Meisan Arimatsu Shibori Mise 7th month Hare year 1855 Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese. Narumi, Meisan Arimatsu Shibori Mise. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)). Japan. 7th month Hare year 1855. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

Wisteria in Full Bloom in the Precincts of the Kameido Tenmangu Shrine (Kameido Tenmangu keidai fuji hanazakari no zu), from the series "Newly Selected Famous Places in Edo (Shinsen Edo meisho)". Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1834-1847. Dimensions: 25.7 x 37.5 cm (10 1/8 x 14 3/4 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The horse-bind stone; Komatomeishi; A series with horses; Umazukushi. A face on the Sumida River with a ferry and in the background the snowy top of the Fuji mountain. With one poem. Left sheet of a triptych.

The Onmaya bank; Onmayagashi; One hundred famous faces on Edo; Meisho Edo Hyakkei. The Sumida River seen from the Onmaya bank; In the ferry on the left two prostitutes, from the lowest class, working on the river banks.

Lake Suwa from Shiojiri Pass. Artist: Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790-1848). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm). Date: ca. 1835. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: KEISAI EISEN.

Hamamatsu, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando) (Japanese, 1797-1858). Hamamatsu, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road, ca. 1834. Color woodblock print on paper, Sheet: 9 3/4 x 14 1/4 in. (24.8 x 36.2 cm). Asian Art ca. 1834

Hamamatsu: The Famous Rustling Pine Trees, no. 30 from the series Collection of Illustrations of Famous Places near the Fifty-Three Stations Along the Tokaido. Date: seventh month 1855. Dimensions: 36 cm x 23 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE.

Takinogawa at Oji (Oji Takinogawa), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho) 1834-1847 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Hiroshige

Kanbara, section of sheet no. 4 from the series "Cutouts of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi harimaze)". Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1852. Dimensions: 17.3 x 14.2 cm. Color woodblock print; section of harimaze sheet (uncut sheet: 1939.1293). Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Maisaka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)". Katsushika Hokusai ; Japanese, 1760-1849. Date: 1801-1811. Dimensions: 24 x 18.3 cm (approx.). Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Maisaka The Ferry at Imagiri (Maisaka, Imagiri funawatashi), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido) 1832-1847 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Utagawa Hiroshige

Totsuka: The Fork at Motomachi (Totsuka, Motomachi betsudo), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido. Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1828-1839. Dimensions: 25.2 x 37.5 cm (9 15/16 x 14 3/4 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Tkaid gojo santsugi. Yokkaichi. Plate No 44. From the series: Fifty-three stations of the Tkaid Road., Japan, by Utagawa Hiroshige, Kihei Sanoya. Gift of H.W. Shepherd, 1956.

Okitsu-gawa Okitsu River Station 18. And, Hiroshige, 1797-1858. Prints. 1832. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Travel , Japan, Postal service , Japan, Tokaido (Japan), Rivers , Japan, Sedan chairs , Japan, Sumo wrestlers , Japan, Porters , Japan, Okitsu-cho (Japan)

Minakuchi, HET BEROEMDE STREEKPRODUCT KANPYO, HIROSHIGE (I), Utagawa, 1828-1835 print A traveler walking through the village of Minakuchi, where women are busy with the production of Kanpyo (dried strings of Kalebas). print maker: Japanpublisher: Tokyo paper nishiki-e / color woodcut city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions. 'en route', traveller under way. preparation of food - CC - in the open air

Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, actually composed of 118 woodblock landscape and genre scenes of mid-19th century Tokyo, is one of the greatest achievements of Japanese art. The series includes many of Hiroshige's most famous prints. It represents a celebration of the style and world of Japan's finest cultural flowering at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The people of Edo marked the autumn season with excursions to scenic attractions and harvest festivals, and viewing fall foliage at its peak. The prints numbered 73 through 98 suggest the activities of this season in Japan, the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Months. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 October 12, 1858) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, and one of the last great artists in that tradition. He was also referred to as Andi Hiroshige (an irregular combination of family name and art name) and by the art name of Ichiyusai Hiroshige.

No. 15: Itahana (Jugo: Itahana), from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)". Keisai Eisen; Japanese, 1790-1848. Date: 1830-1841. Dimensions: 25.7 x 37.4 cm (10 1/8 x 14 11/16 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA. Author: KEISAI EISEN.

Rain in the Seido Hall and Shohei Bridge over the Kanda River. Date/Period: 1857. Woodcut. Width: 23.9 cm. Height: 35.3 cm (sheet). Author: Ando Hiroshige.

Act V (Godanme), from the series "Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Chushingura)". Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagata Keisai); Japanese, 1764-1824. Date: 1787-1799. Dimensions: 33.4 x 43.8 cm. Color woodblock print; horizontal o-oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagara Keisai).

Winter Scene, Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858, Woodblock print in colored ink on paper, This winter day shows three women finely dressed, holding a bouquet with a beautiful butterfly the youngest, nestled in between the older women. Surrounding them are two pairs of men and one lone man off in the distance. A snow-covered Mount Fuji framed off in the background., Japan, 1797-1858, landscapes, Print, Print

Fukuroi | Library of Congress

Seki Station; print from the series: Gojusan tsugi meisho zue (Famous Views from 53 Stations). Utagawa, Hiroshige I (1797-1858), graphic artist

Sunset Glow at Koganei Bridge (Koganei-bashi sekisho), from the series "Eight Views in the Environs of Edo (Edo kinko hakkei no uchi)". Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1832-1843. Dimensions: 35 x 22 cm. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Tea on the hill Nippori Hill /Nippori, Suwainodai, the board 15 Series: One hundred famous views of Edo /Meisho Edo hyakkei HIROSHIGE, Ichiryusai (1797 1858)

Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjo (Kyo, Sanjo Ohashi zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido). Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1832-1847. Dimensions: 15.9 × 22.3 cm (6 1/4 × 8 3/4 in.). Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Odawara, Sakawa-gawa, c. 1832-1833, Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Takenouchi Magohachi, Japanese, 1797 - 1858, 9 × 14 in. (22.8 × 35.5 cm) (image, sheet, horizontal ōban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century

Mii no BanshoVesper Bells at Mii Temple. Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 14 7/8 in. (24.8 x 37.8 cm). Date: 1797-1858. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Evening Glow at Imado, Eight Views of the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hakkei, Imado sekisho), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho no uchi) 1835-1847 Japan. Color woodblock print; aiban . Utagawa Hiroshige

Arai, Japanese Prints - Hiroshige

Kintai Bridge at Iwakuni, Suō Province, 1853, 12th month, Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke, Japanese, 1797 - 1858, 13 7/16 × 8 3/4 in. (34.2 × 22.2 cm) (image, vertical ōban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century

Ochanomizu. Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (24.1 x 36.8 cm). Date: probably late 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaid ( Kiso Kaid Rokujky-tsugi) or Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Road, is a series of ukiyo-e works created by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) and Keisai Eisen (1790-1848). There are 71 total prints in the series (one for each of the 69 post stations and Nihonbashi; Nakatsugawa-juku has two prints). The common name for the Kiso Kaid is 'Nakasend' or 'Central Mountain Highway', so this series is salso commonly referred to as the Sixty-nine Stations of the Nakasend. The Nakasend was one of the Five Routes constructed under Tokugawa Ieyasu, a series of roads linking the historical capitol of Edo with the rest of Japan. The Nakasend connected Edo with the then-capital of Kyoto. It was an alternate route to the Tkaid and travelled through the central part of Honsh, thus giving rise to its name, which means 'Central Mountain Road'. Along this road, there were sixty-nine different post stations (-shuku or -juku), which prov

Chigo ga fuchi from Diary of the Journey toEnoshima. Artist: Totoya Hokkei, Japanese, 1780-1850

Jewel River of Kōya in Kii Province, 1863, 12th lunar month, Utagawa Hiroshige II; Publisher: Nōshūya Yasubei, Japanese, 1826 - 1869, 14 1/4 × 9 15/16 in. (36.2 × 25.2 cm) (image, vertical ōban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century

Kambara; No. 16. Kambara: one of the fifty-three noted places on Tokaido, painted by Hiroshige; De Tôkaidô van Hiroshige; Hiroshige no fude Tôkaidô.A village covered in snow, with foreground travelers with straw hats and jackets.

Ôe no Takachika, an example from an anthology of heard things, past and present, Yashima Gakutei, c. 1821 Ôe no Takachika (1000-1046) from the noble Daizifu family looking at the beauty of his gardens. The poem makes an allusion to the old pine in the foreground and that all pine trees turn green with New Year. Japan paper color woodcut trees: pine

The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaid ( Kiso Kaid Rokujky-tsugi) or Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Road, is a series of ukiyo-e works created by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) and Keisai Eisen (1790-1848). There are 71 total prints in the series (one for each of the 69 post stations and Nihonbashi; Nakatsugawa-juku has two prints). The common name for the Kiso Kaid is 'Nakasend' or 'Central Mountain Highway', so this series is salso commonly referred to as the Sixty-nine Stations of the Nakasend. The Nakasend was one of the Five Routes constructed under Tokugawa Ieyasu, a series of roads linking the historical capitol of Edo with the rest of Japan. The Nakasend connected Edo with the then-capital of Kyoto. It was an alternate route to the Tkaid and travelled through the central part of Honsh, thus giving rise to its name, which means 'Central Mountain Road'. Along this road, there were sixty-nine different post stations (-shuku or -juku), which prov

Evening Bell at Mii Temple (Mii bansho), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)". Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1829-1839. Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Odawara; No 10. Obawara: One of the Fifty-Three Noted Places on Tokaido. Painted by Hiroshige; Hiroshige's Tôkeidô; Hiroshige No Fude Tôkaidô. A procession for a warlord (Daimyo) wades through the river to the other side.

The OnMaya Riverside; Onmayagashi; A series with horses; Umazukushi. A face on the Sumida River with ferries and on the shore the houses of the capital Edo. A kite in the air. In the foreground travelers on foot and on horseback in the direction of a bridge. With two poems. Middleblad of a triptych.

Act IV (Yondanme), from the series "Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Chushingura)". Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagata Keisai); Japanese, 1764-1824. Date: 1787-1799. Dimensions: 33.4 x 43.8 cm. Color woodblock print; horizontal o-oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagara Keisai).

Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, actually composed of 118 woodblock landscape and genre scenes of mid-19th century Tokyo, is one of the greatest achievements of Japanese art. The series includes many of Hiroshige's most famous prints. It represents a celebration of the style and world of Japan's finest cultural flowering at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The people of Edo marked the autumn season with excursions to scenic attractions and harvest festivals, and viewing fall foliage at its peak. The prints numbered 73 through 98 suggest the activities of this season in Japan, the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Months. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 October 12, 1858) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, and one of the last great artists in that tradition. He was also referred to as Andi Hiroshige (an irregular combination of family name and art name) and by the art name of Ichiyusai Hiroshige.

Kakegawa, 1906 Travelers walk across the bridge at the Kake River, a kite is released from the other side. cardboard color woodcut

Temple at Tsukiji, 1862, 11th lunar month, Utagawa Hiroshige II; Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirō, Japanese, 1826 - 1869, 13 9/16 × 8 3/4 in. (34.5 × 22.3 cm) (image, vertical ōban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century

Processional, Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858, Woodblock print in colored ink on paper, A procession of seven people walk by a shrine buried in the forest. Between them is a rocky river. Three men in front are carrying a red banner, followed by three women carrying matching parasols. The last man is holding a folding fan., Japan, 1797-1858, landscapes, Print, Print

Yui, from the series ""Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"". Katsushika Hokusai ; Japanese, 1760-1849. Date: 1801-1811. Dimensions: Approx. 24 × 18.3 cm. Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, FLORENCIA, USA.

49, Kannon in Cave, Sakanoshita, 1855, 7th month, Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizō, Japanese, 1797 - 1858, 13 7/16 x 8 13/16 in. (34.2 x 22.4 cm) (image)14 3/8 x 9 5/16 in. (36.5 x 23.7 cm) (sheet), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century

Narumi, Meibutsu Arimatsu Shibori ca. 1834 Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese. Narumi, Meibutsu Arimatsu Shibori. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)). Japan. ca. 1834. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

Chushingura: Act VIII (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty), c. 1790s. Kitao Masayoshi (Japanese, 1761-1824). Color woodblock print; image: 30.5 x 42.9 cm (12 x 16 7/8 in.); with margins: 33.5 x 45.8 cm (13 3/16 x 18 1/16 in.).

View of a Bridge, Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858, Woodblock print in colored ink on paper, Here is a scene of people gathering on a bridge. It appears that two people, covered from head to toe, are the focal point. Everyone else is circling them. In the background are red clouds covering the city. Ambient black clouds loom ahead on top of the print., Japan, 1797-1858, landscapes, Print, Print

Toto honjo tatekawa, Tategawa at the capital., Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849, artist, ca. 1833 or 1834, printed later, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 24.3 x 36.1 cm., Print shows a man cutting boards and two men building a wall.

Toeizan Temple at Ueno (Ueno Toeizan), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)". Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1835-1847. Dimensions: 21.0 x 33.7 cm (8 1/4 x 13 1/4 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Shin Yoshiwara ca. 1840 Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese. Shin Yoshiwara 37067

Kasumigaseki, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1831-1833 print View at the highest point of the steep road in Kasumigaseki; On the street, with houses on either side, a woman with a servant, a samurai and a wood seller. Presentation enclosed by green edge of bamboo trunk. paper nishiki-e / color woodcut street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). parasol, sunshade

Vesper Bells at the Shomyoji: Eight Views ofKanazawa. Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858

Mitsuke, Tenryu gawa Mitsuke Station 29, Tenryu River (heaven-dragon). And, Hiroshige, 1797-1858. Prints. 1832. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Travel , Japan, Postal service , Japan, Tokaido (Japan), Rivers , Japan, Ferries, Mists, Travelers, Mitsuke-shi (Japan)

Fukagawa Lumberyards, No. 106 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando) (Japanese, 1797-1858). Fukagawa Lumberyards, No. 106 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 8th month of 1856. Woodblock print, Sheet: 14 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (36 x 23.5 cm). The Fukagawa lumberyards, site of part of the huge supply of lumber needed by the world's largest wooden city, were of great economic importance. In early Edo, lumber was kept closer to the center of town. However, in the wake of a fire in 1641 that destroyed not only houses but the lumber needed to rebuild them as well, the government ordered the yards removed to the Fukagawa district. The snow falling on the water here provides one of the brightest images of winter in the series. Asian Art 8th month of 1856

Sagami Province Entrance to the Caves at Enoshima (Sagami, Enoshima iwaya no kuchi), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue) 1853 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Hiroshige

Seashore at Nobutoura (Nobutoura), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)". Katsushika Hokusai ; Japanese, 1760-1849; Publisher: Hibino Yohachi; Japanese, unknown. Date: 1825-1837. Dimensions: 20.8 x 37.3 cm (10 1/8 x 14 11/16 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Aoi Slope, Outside Toranomon Gate, No. 113 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando) (Japanese, 1797-1858). Aoi Slope, Outside Toranomon Gate, No. 113 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 11th month of 1857. Woodblock print, Sheet: 14 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (36 x 23.5 cm). Why are two half-naked figures out on such a chilly night It was customary for artisan apprentices to engage in kan-mairi, wintry nighttime visits to temples and shrines where they would bathe in icy water to temper their bodies and offer prayers to the gods for the refinement of their skills. These two apprentices are returning from a visit to Konpira Shrine, which lay directly behind and to the right. Like the bundled figures on Aoi Slope to the left, they carry lanterns; the lantern of the shorter apprentice bears the name of the shrine god, Konpira Daigongen. The other apprentice also holds a small bell, which he rings as they hurry bravely through the cold. Asian Art 11th month of 1857

Search shells on the beach, anonymous, c. 1850 - c. 1900 print Woman on OS, looking at shells of rapping women and children; In the background a calm sea and view of the mountain of Fuji; In the foreground a blossom branch. Japan crepe paper color woodcut beach (+ landscape with figures, staffage). mountains

iso ca. 1838 Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese. iso. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)). Japan. ca. 1838. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

Mariko /Mariko board 22 from the series: Fifty three stages of the Tokaido road /Tokaido gojusan tsugi

SIXTY NINE STAGES OF THE KISO ROAD /KISOKUJUKYU TSUGI NO UCHI Eisen, Keisai (1790 1848), HIROSHIGE, Ichiryusai (1797 1858)

of 3