DETAILS
- Artist
- Utagawa Hiroshige
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Location
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Dimensions
- 9 7/8 x 14 1/4 in. (25.1 x 36.2 cm)
ART MOVEMENTS
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The full narration walks you through 江戸近郊八景之内 小金井橋夕照|Evening Glow at Koganei Border — the story behind it, the details most visitors miss, and why it matters. Free in the Art Whisper app.
THE ARTIST
Utagawa Hiroshige
1797–1858 · JapanUtagawa Hiroshige, the last great master of ukiyo-e, transformed landscape printmaking with his poetic scenes of Edo Japan and vibrant use of color gradation.
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Further Works by Hiroshige
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Boat on the Sumida
1817 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Small View of Yedo
1817 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
近江八景之内 唐崎夜雨|Evening Rain at Karasaki-Pine Tree
1822 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
近江八景之内 比良暮雪|Evening Snow on Mount Hira
1822 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
西洋風の懐中時計『春雨集』 摺物帖|Western Pocket WatchFrom the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3
1823 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
東海道五十三次之内 江尻 三保遠望|Distant View of Miho Beach from Ejiri
1824 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
東海道五十三次之内 白須賀 汐見阪図|Shirasuka, Shio-mi Zaka
1824 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
東海道五十三次之内 神奈川 台之景|View of Kangawa at Sunset
1824 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art