1834
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
東海道五十三次之内 池鯉鮒 首夏馬市|Chiryu, Shuka Uma Ichi is a 1834 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Horse, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a grassy field with a fence of thin sticks. A herd of horses—some black, some brown, some gray—stands behind the fence. In the foreground, two people on horseback talk near a fence post, while others ride or walk farther back. A lone tree with twisted branches stands near the center, and the sky is a soft blue with a red-orange horizon. The scene looks calm, like a quiet moment in a rural market. The text at the top is in Japanese, hinting at a specific place or event. Next, check out Utagawa Hiroshige to see more of his prints.
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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