UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE. Jumantsubo Plain at Fukagawa Susaki, " from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Fukagawa Susaki Jumantsubo)"

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

Jumantsubo Plain at Fukagawa Susaki, " from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Fukagawa Susaki Jumantsubo)"

"Jumantsubo Plain at Fukagawa Susaki," from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Fukagawa Susaki Jumantsubo). Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Oban 14 1/16 x 9 1/2 in. (35.7 x 24.1 cm). Date: 1856. A hawk is diving for prey on the snowy marshes below. Renowned for its size, the marshland depicted here was known as Jumantsubo after its approximate area of one hundred thousand tsubo (about eighty acres). The awesome figure of the hawk seen from a peculiar angle emphasizes the severity of the snowy weather. Hiroshige, one of the two leading ukiyo-e landscape artists of the late Edo period (the other being Katsushika Hokusai), was the son of Ando Gen'emon, a low-ranking samurai who held a hereditary position in the Edo fire brigade. Hiroshige's prints are known for their bold, dynamic designs.

Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Edo period (1615-1868)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

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24.3 x 36.4 cm | 9.6 x 14.3 in (300 dpi)