1838
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Fukagawa Hachiman Keidai (Niken Jyaya)|江戸高名会亭尽 深川八幡境内 二軒茶屋|Tea-house inside Hachiman Shrine is a 1838 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Rain, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This image shows a woodblock print of a rainy scene in front of a tea house. In the foreground, two women in traditional Japanese clothing hold umbrellas and stand under a palm tree. The background features a building with a tiled roof and a man holding an umbrella. The scene is rendered in muted colors, with the rain creating a sense of movement and energy. The use of bold lines and flat colors gives the image a sense of depth and texture. This print is a great example of Japanese Romanticism, and you can learn more about the artist who created it, Utagawa Hiroshige.
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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