1828
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
京都名所之内 あらし山満花|Arashiyama Manka is a 1828 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Boat, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a snowy river scene with bare trees on both banks. A few people walk along a path on the left, while two others stand on a wooden raft in the water, pushing long poles. The sky is light blue with a few clouds, and the river looks calm but busy with activity. Notice how the artist used short, sharp lines to show snow falling and the texture of the trees. This was a common way to add detail in woodblock prints. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists create depth with lines.
Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川 広重) or Andō Hiroshige (安藤 広重), born Andō Tokutarō (安藤 徳太郎; 1797 – 12 October 1858), was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, considered the last great master of that tradition.
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