1834
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
東海道五十三次之内 袋井 出茶屋の図|Fukuroi; De Chaya is a 1834 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Kettl, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet roadside scene with a big tree in the center. Underneath, three people sit on a low platform—one man holds a fan, another leans back, and a child plays nearby. A traveler in a hat walks past with a bundle on his back. Behind them, a thatched-roof building sits near a field of tall grass, and the ocean stretches out in the distance. The artist used bold outlines and flat colors to keep everything clear and simple. Notice how the tree’s branches twist sharply against the sky—it’s almost like a sketch come to life. Check out cross-hatching to see how artists create shading 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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