東海道五十三次 袋井 名物遠川だこ|Fukoroi
1840
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1840
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
東海道五十三次 袋井 名物遠川だこ|Fukoroi is a 1840 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting landscape, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a wide, flat landscape with a road cutting through green fields and trees. Above, three kites float on thin strings—one shaped like a fan with bright flowers, another like a fish, and a third like a shell. The sky is pale blue, fading to soft orange near the horizon. The kites’ strings all meet at a single point in the sky, like invisible threads pulling them together. The artist used simple lines and bold colors to keep it lively. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build depth with just lines.
