木曽海道六拾九次之内 芦田|Ashida Station
1835
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1835
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
木曽海道六拾九次之内 芦田|Ashida Station is a 1835 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting human figure, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a winding road through a green, hilly landscape. Tall trees line both sides, their dark shapes standing out against the blue sky. A few small figures walk along the path, and a bridge arches over a stream. The colors are bright but simple—greens, blues, and earthy browns. The artist used a technique called *cross-hatching* to add depth to the trees and hills, creating shadows with crisscrossed lines. Look up cross-hatching to see how it works.
