歌川広重画 「近江八景 粟津晴嵐」|Clearing Weather at Awazu (Awazu seiran), from the series Eight Views of Ōmi (Ōmi hakkei)
1834
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1834
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
This print shows a quiet riverside scene with a few travelers on horseback in the foreground. Behind them, a temple with curved roofs sits on a hill, surrounded by misty mountains. The sky is calm, but the water looks choppy, and bare trees lean over the bank. The artist used bold outlines and flat colors, with some areas filled in by tiny lines to add shadow. The text along the top and sides is Japanese poetry, tying the scene to a local legend. Next, look up Utagawa Hiroshige to see how he made everyday scenes feel special.
