1838
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
東海道五十三次 箱根|Hakone is a 1838 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Mountain, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This woodblock print shows a winding road climbing a steep mountain. People in simple clothes carry poles or push carts loaded with goods. Tall pine trees line the path, and the sky is light and misty. Red banners wave from the travelers’ poles, adding bright color to the scene. The artist used sharp black lines to show texture in the rocks and trees. The tiny details in the travelers’ clothes and the way the road twists up the mountain make it feel real. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists create depth 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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