1828
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
江都名所 飛鳥山はな見|Asukayama Hanami is a 1828 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Horse, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a busy hillside scene with cherry blossoms in full bloom. Trees dot the landscape, some bare and some pink with flowers. A group of people gathers under an umbrella, while two riders on horseback pass by on a path. The sky is a soft blue, and the grass is a bright green. Notice how the artist used bright colors to show the season’s fleeting beauty. The mix of people and nature feels lively, like a snapshot of everyday life. Check out Utagawa Hiroshige for more prints like this one.
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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