1838
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
東海道五十三次 袋井|Fukuroi is a 1838 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Animal, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet village by the water. Tall pine trees line the shore. A few small huts with thatched roofs sit near the edge. People walk along a dirt path. Two oxen pull a cart loaded with bundles. The sky is light blue, and the water is calm. The artist used simple shapes and flat colors. The trees look strong and straight. The people and animals are small, like they’re far away. Look up cross-hatching next to see how artists build shadows with lines.
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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